Harlequin Duck

Posted by Jimmy G on Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:04 pm

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This was taken today at Point Lookout I guess this guy has a defective bill he has a big hole where the two holes should be on the bill.

Canon 1D 500mm f4 2x, Tripod Ball head Sidekick leveling head, Manual exposure using incident meter 1/640 @ f10, Auto focus.

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by BrianS on Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:53 pm

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What a pretty guy/gal this is -- whites are a touch over.

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by Greg Downing on Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:18 pm

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Nice shot Jimmy. A lower angle may have been better, but also may not have been possible. (Brain, you'll find this to be a struggle at Barnegat too). As for the whites you pretty much have to kiss them goodbye anytime after 30 minutes post-sunrise in order to get any kind of detail in the dark areas of the face and neck. There is little detail to any of the whites on this bird to begin with, and none in some areas.

Looks good to me Jimmy.

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by Bill Whala on Sun Dec 21, 2003 8:20 pm

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Very nice shot of this lovely duck. Hopefully the nares area will heal up.

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:04 am

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Love the frozen wave in front of the bird. Great shot.

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by LHays on Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:41 am

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Nice shot, Jimmy. I'd certainly love to see one. Around here they are a truly rare event....and usually a mile away. Interesting about the defective bill....did it look like it had been damaged or perhaps hatched that way?

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:43 am

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I think you absolutely made the right choice on exposure here. You can either have the whites or the grays but not both due to the extreme range. Since there is very little detail in a Harlequin's whites to begin with, holding the greys is definitely the right call. Well done.

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