Loon on Lake Umbagog, NH

Posted by Rick Barletta on Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:24 pm

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Photographed a couple of weeks ago on Lake Umbagog in NE, NH. Handheld from a canoe this loon kept surfacing way to close to the canoe.

EOS 1D, 300/2.8 IS, 2xTC, ISO 250

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by Karen S on Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:41 pm

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Rick...I know how hard to get these guys are from a canoe. I did that for two years until I had no more hair(rip, rip, rip). The water is nice. looks like slight movement on the loon but it may be my monitor. Handheld from a canoe is tough. Good Job.

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by AlexC on Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:44 pm

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Wonderful mug, great light and a great capture to boot!!!
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by Michael Eckstein on Thu Aug 21, 2003 6:43 pm

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I told you not use that 2X.

Great shot. Just love the eye. Thanks for sharing.

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by Greg Downing on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:32 pm

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Rick, Welcome to NSN. This is a nice shot! I hope to someday do loons from a boat. I will have to sign up for one of Karen's workshops

. Love the red eye and gaze toward the camera. Perhaps a tad more USM would help, but still very well done!

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by Juli Wilcox on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:32 pm

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The species is awesome and this catch conveys the elusiveness of the bird. It's a wonderful photo. If you converted to linear before re-sizing or cropped it after resizing, that might account for the hashed lines on the edge of the beak.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:32 pm

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Excellent shot, Richard, especially with the front of the head in shadows and the rest in sunlight. The whites are a bit over, but in my mind that was a good compromise in the absence of fill. Great to see you on this site.

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by Rick Barletta on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:13 am

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Thanks all for the comments. Yes shooting from a wind blown canoe is not as easy as I thought it would be. My back seat paddler was attempting to keep me lined up with the loon but difficult for him to do.

Glad to see and hear from old friends on NSN.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:52 am

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What a cool headshot - love the way the eye comes through here. Waiting another second to be fully in green water would have really put it over the top.

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by Neilef28 on Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:00 pm

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Really nice capture at a pristine part of NH. Squam Lake is another with a good loon population. The clarity lighting and comp are all well done.

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