Resting Eurasian Wigeon

Posted by Richard on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:32 pm

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Well this is a little different from me. I'm curious if this image works, I was having a hard time separating this guy from the other ducks, so I couldn't get a clean image so I thought I'd go in for a closeup.

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Date & Time: 2003:08:20 07:51:40
Camera: NIKON D1X
Lens: 500mm f/4 AF-S II
Focal Length: 500
Exposure: Incident, Manual - 1/400 @ f4.0
ISO Sensitivity: 400
Flash: On - TTL Rear curtain Fill Flash -1.7EV
Support: Gitzo 1325 w/Wimberley Head

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by Chris Fagyal on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:46 pm

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Wow! I really like this shot Richard. I think it looks very intimate and the intricate detail of the feathers near the bill is just wonderful. It certainly works well for me and would love to have a shot like this of my own. Unfortunately my widgeon collection is currently at zero

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by Brian E. Small on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:51 pm

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Richard,

Nice photo of a male Eurasian Wigeon!

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by AlexC on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:53 pm

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Wonderful pose, great flash work, and excellent detail, Can't ask for more!!
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by Richard on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:58 pm

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Brian - Nice photo of a male Eurasian Wigeon!

Thanks Brian! I'll change the title.

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by Michael Eckstein on Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:46 pm

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This is a great shot. If you burn in the area behind the head it will be even better...my eye keeps going to the lighter area behind the head.
Thanks for sharing.

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by Kelly on Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:59 pm

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Wow, the unusual pose and vivid colors are great!

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:03 pm

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Wow, this image is simply phenomenal!!!

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:03 pm

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I love the pose. The colors look oversaturated and it would have been nice to have had more DOF. The very OOF body on the right is distracting for me, so I would crop it from the right which, I think, makes it even more intimate.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:36 pm

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Richard, I agree with RichardM on the right side of the image, but aside from that the shot is fabulous.

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by Alan Melle on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:43 pm

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This is just gorgeous! Beautiful light and a great composition.

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by Greg Downing on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:44 pm

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Welcome Richard!

This is simply breathtaking!

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by Mike Wilson on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:54 pm

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Thanks for posting this beauty. I've never been close enough to EW to see the closeup detail even with binos. Very nice.

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by Heather Forcier on Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:40 am

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Richard, this is great! It definitely works for me, the colors, the background, the patterns in the bird...combined with the prominent eye, just fantastic! Very creative.

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:47 am

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Nice colors.

I agree with the possible crop from the right. Maybe if you had stopped down a little, more of the shoulder area might have ended up in focus and that area would add a little more for me.

Still very nice as it is.

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by Juli Wilcox on Fri Aug 22, 2003 3:50 am

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Sheez, Richard, why didn't you get close?

I LOVE the colors; might have tried for more dof but from a little distance, the image overall works for me.

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by Tobias Bäckström on Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:40 am

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What a beautiful image Richard! I agree about a slight crop from the right to make it even more intimate.

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