Another Lesser Scaup Drake - Nice Light

Posted by Woody Mayhew on Fri Dec 10, 2004 7:55 am

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I do get nice light here at my house when everything is working right. This is an example from late evening two days ago. The trees and grass here have gone brown and gold so the evening reflections can be very nice. I have a range of maturity and plumage on the scaups here now. This fellow is a fine example of a drake in his breeding plumage. Angle could be lower and I could have cropped for a less centered position but otherwise I like it.
Nikon D2h, 500 AF-S f4, TC 14E, f5.6 @1/250th, ISO 400, SB-800 DX @ -2/3 EV. Wimberly and BB.

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by fredcor on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:49 am

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Love the water, Woody PS, and the duck too.

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by Daniel M. on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:59 am

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if any, i would crop a tad off the top to place more emphasis on the curly reflection.
good exposure and nice use of fill flash

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:12 am

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Nice one. I would like to see a lower angle.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:59 am

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Very nice light and colors. A lower angle is desirable if possible but its very nice as is.

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by Tomasz on Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:12 pm

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Nice shot as is.

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by Neil Solomon on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:06 pm

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The water is very, very nice. I like it as is.

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by Christopher Dodds on Fri Dec 10, 2004 5:15 pm

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So sweet.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:02 am