Beautiful Bufflehead


Posted by jerryaustin on Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:46 pm

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[font=arial]My favorite waterfowl subject, the Bufflehead. As most of you know, the Bufflehead is a very wary species. I try continuously to get close to these guys. Usually, I am not very successful. Today, I put up some camo fabric around me and some nearby bushes on the edge of the lake. At first, there were no ducks close by. I sat and waited close to two hours as the Buffleheads slowly moved toward my position. I was rewarded with some relatively close captures of these guys swimming and diving in the late afternoon light. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.[/font]
[justify][font=arial]Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 160[/font]
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by Karl Egressy on Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:12 pm
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Beautiful colors captured.
 

by Square Man1 on Wed Feb 07, 2018 5:08 am
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It was well worth taking the time to sett up to capture the timid duck, not the easiest bird to photograph as you stated.

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by Gene Gwin on Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:24 am
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Jerry, Really like the colors, the good job processing the whites, and the complimentary background. Don't know anything about Bufleheads, but could you have put out some type of food that they like in the area you were photographing to draw them closer and keep them in that area?
 

by Ron Day on Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:33 pm
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Beautiful shot, Jerry! You earned this one! The colors, light, and water are excellent. Very nice work!
 

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