Bosque: Northern Pintail

Posted by Dick Ginkowski on Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:38 am

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Make Canon
Model EOS D60
Flash Used No
Focal Length 600 mm (300mm f/2.8L+2x)
Exposure Time 1/125 sec
Aperture f/9.5
ISO Equivalent 100

I thought this was a Mexican Mallard.

I guess my punishment will be for a Northern Pintail to decorate my windshield!

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:41 am

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Sweet lady Dick with lovely feather detail and gentle expression.

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by LHays on Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:05 am

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Wonderful colors and detail. Any chance that you could have gotten lower or were you shooting from your car?

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by Dick Ginkowski on Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:15 am

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LHays wrote:Dick
Wonderful colors and detail. Any chance that you could have gotten lower or were you shooting from your car?

Chupadera deck. The mallards were pretty skittish. The kildeer would have tolerated a closer approach but every attempt with the mallards didn't work out.

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by Terence P. Brashear on Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:32 am

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I like the detail in the feathers on this bird. The background is a little busy, but you do the best with what you have. This bird appears to be a female Northern Pintail (Anas acuta). Well done.

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by Jim Neely on Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:40 am

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Detail looks great, Dick. The soft looking light is appealing, too.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:32 am

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Nice shot but this is a Northern Pintail female. A Mexican Mallard female is nearly indistinguishable from a Northern Mallard female and the bill is much bulkier and not all black like this. Plus the plumage and tail is very different from this bird.

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:33 am

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Great detail in this shot Dick.

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by Penney Goodwin on Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:21 pm

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Whatever she is, she's sweet - and this is a lovely image.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:19 pm

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You did a great job getting this close to a pintail at Bosque. Very nice shot!!

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by moose henderson on Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:30 pm

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great job is this sea of sticks

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by AlexC on Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:05 pm

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I am willing to bet that you just asked her for a blind date!!!

Otherwise no wild duck would come this close to you!!
Wonderful capture and very nice pose!!

Slightly underexposed by maybe a 1/3, and a slight cyan cast is present, minor in all respects, Under overcast conditions the colors should be a lot warmer since it is natures rule, Here I have taken the liberty of adjusting a little the colors to show the difference !!, I hope you don't mind, If you do mind let me know and I will delete the same!!!
Great capture indeed!!

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by BrianS on Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:39 pm

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Northern Pintail Femail -- ohh how I tried to get a clean shot of one of these, maybe next time. Love the image, just wish it were mine.

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