Hooded Merganser Female


Posted by fredcor on Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:41 am

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Shot in October on the Toronto waterfront. Very shy birds, not easy to get close enough. I cropped about 40%.

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1/320 at f11, ISO 200
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:09 am
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Hoodies do tend to be shy - this is a nice photo!
 

by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:17 am
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Nice shot of this sweet little lady Lat. :) 8)
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:33 am
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I like the head turned with a nice catchlight. Good capture of a shy bird.
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by DC on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:39 am
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nice one. Like the reflection :)
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by Neil Solomon on Mon Jan 05, 2004 11:44 am
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The catchlight adds greatly to the intimacy of the image. I like the soft colors too.
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by Alan Murphy on Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:00 pm
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Very nice shot.
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by Bill Tucker on Mon Jan 05, 2004 12:23 pm
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Look good to me. We have a couple of young ones here at a spot I frequent and they too are shy.

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by LHays on Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:08 pm
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What I wouldn't give to get close to one of these....male or female. You did a great job....however you did it....at getting close. She's got just enough turn and a great catchlight. Well done.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Mon Jan 05, 2004 7:29 pm
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You did very well here. Nice pose and I like the wake in the water in front of her.
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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:51 pm
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A nice duck Lat, reflection helps it along.
 

by Laura Stiefel on Tue Jan 06, 2004 6:56 am
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This is still darn close for 365mm with a 10D, even with the 40% crop! I think this is pretty nice. I especially like the little catchlight. :)
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