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Red-breasted merganser, male


Posted by jnadler on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:18 pm

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Rockport, Massachusetts

Canon 10D, 500 +1.4x, Kinesis beanbag from car
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 400
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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:27 pm
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Good exposure control. Jeff!
Love the head-turn pose ... :roll:
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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:03 pm
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This is very well done. Maybe a kiss of fill would have added some more light on the head feathers but not necessary. Great composition.
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by Cindy Marple on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:29 pm
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The red eye and bill really jump out at you in this otherwise muted image. Gotta love that wild hairdo too. I like the pose with the bird coming toward us but with the head turned.
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by whf4 on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:12 am
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Jeff,

this is really quite well done. No nits from me!
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by Harold Stiver on Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:48 am
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That's excellent, Jeff. i find this a touch species to get right but you've done it.
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:59 am
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Very nice Jeff. Wish you got a bit lower but sweet as is.
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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:30 am
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Love the hairdo here.
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by Herman Blockx on Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:52 am
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very nice frontal pose with the headturn just at the right time! fine shot!
 

by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:53 am
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Excellent shot, Jeff. Flash would have helped by revealing more detail and color in the head feathers.
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by stevebein on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:01 pm
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I agree with the comments, fill would help, excellent as it is.
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by Laura Stiefel on Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:46 pm
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Along with what the others have already said, I think this is very nice as is!
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by Ofer Levy on Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:41 pm
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Wonderful Jeff!! :shock:
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:53 pm
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Jeff,

Excellent shot. I like the pose with the head turned in profile.
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by Chris Kayler on Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:14 pm
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Awesome shot Jeff. I'm jealous, the only decent RB merganser shot I got at barnegat was on a rock (not neccesarily a bad thing) and had really ugly plumage.
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by fredcor on Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:18 am
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Well done Jeff. Excellent exposure, great comp, and very nice close-up. I would just like to know why you turned the flash off?
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