Surf Scoter.

Posted by Karl Egressy on Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:55 pm

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He was having fun by watching the photographs jostling for a good shooting spot, LOL.

Nikon D850
Nikon 500 f 5.6 PF
ISO640
1/3200 s
f 7.1

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by peter makuch on Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:31 pm

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you nailed the shot, for sure, peaceful image KARL.

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by Ron Day on Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:11 pm

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Great framing, pretty blue water, and an awesome open bill, Karl. Excellent.

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by Jakejacoby on Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:51 am

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Nicely done Karl.

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by david fletcher on Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:40 pm

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Like the story! Looks like he's having a good old laugh. Nicely done Karl

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:09 pm

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Love the open bill in this one.

One comment on technique that I also noticed on the last one. With that camera you would get nearly a stop more dynamic range if you shot this at 1/1600s at ISO 320. On a subject like this, that's a judge difference in black and white detail.

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:42 pm

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E.J. Peiker wrote:Love the open bill in this one.

One comment on technique that I also noticed on the last one. With that camera you would get nearly a stop more dynamic range if you shot this at 1/1600s at ISO 320. On a subject like this, that's a judge difference in black and white detail.

Thank you E.J. I'll try to keep in mind and try it next time.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:21 am

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I can only imagine- it is rare to get one of these, especially with bill open. And so hard to get the dark feathers to show. Excellent job! Where was this?

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by Karl Egressy on Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:35 pm

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Cynthia Crawford wrote:I can only imagine- it is rare to get one of these, especially with bill open. And so hard to get the dark feathers to show. Excellent job! Where was this?

Thank you Cindy. Burlington, Lift Bridge (Ship Canal)
First time ever (at least that's what I heard from photographers), to have come close to the end of the pier. We were very lucky.

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