White-winged Scoter


Posted by mikullashbee on Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:36 pm

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This was shot a couple winters ago in Qualicum beach,B.C. These birds will sometimes come in pretty close to shore while diving for varnish clams at this location. A lot of things have to align to get them in this close and in shootable light.(Tide,sunshine,human and dog traffic) I have been back several times with my new gear and had no luck. Guess thats what keeps us trying. 
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200-400+1.4t.c.@550mm
F5.6
1/1250th
ISO400
Thanks for looking,
Michael Ashbee
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by rbielefeld on Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:25 pm
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Great image of a cool duck species. An alternate composition would be to have the bird low in the frame with more OOF water above/behind the bird. Just a personal preference with these types of shots.
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by Karl Egressy on Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:40 am
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Nice image of this cool looking Duck. They are already here for the winter in Lake Ontario.
 

by RLK on Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:00 am
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Great exposure on this difficult to photograph bird. I can identify with the challenges you faced as I have been in similar situations, having waited for hours for them to work in close only to have an off-leash dog push them way out. Looking forward to trying it again this winter anyway.
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