Whistling Ducks

Posted by Jim Urbach on Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:19 pm

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck and Fulvous Whistling Duck hanging out together

Thanks to my friend Alex I was able to capture these playmates that would cruise the waters at the Ducksoup. I only wish both their heads were held identically.

10D, 100-400IS, cropped to a square format. ISO 200, f11, hand-held.

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by Chris Fagyal on Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:27 pm

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Jim,

This is very nice indeed. The heads being on the same plane would be nice, but I don't think it detracts from the image. Looks very well exposed and sharp to me. Nicely done!

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:35 pm

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Wow, gorgeous! One would have been nice, two is fantastic!

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:51 pm

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Jim,

These guys look like good friends. This is well executed. F 11 worked well to get them both sharp. I love the color of the water.

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by Jim Neely on Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:36 pm

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Everything about this is nice. The water droplets really make this for me.

All the techs are on the money.

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by KK Hui on Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:57 pm

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A job well done, Jim!

You almost got the dof covered on both birds. Stepping down one more stop and jack up the ISO may yield ...

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Aug 30, 2003 9:20 pm

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Beautiful, Jim. Crandon Park is a magic place, isn't it? Sorry I could not be with you.

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Aug 30, 2003 10:21 pm

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Jim,

Both Whistling Ducks in the same frame, thats fantastic.

What is the Ducksoup and were these birds captive?

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by Jill on Sat Aug 30, 2003 10:31 pm

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Jim, You've captured a famous duet here!! Joey and Richard side by side at Ducksoup, yes indeed!! As you might guess, I love this image mucho!!!

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by Lillian Roberts on Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:58 pm

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This is neat. I think the slightly different angles of the heads works well for you here.

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by Campbell on Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:08 am

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Jim,
Outstanding picture! Great detail.

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by Jim Urbach on Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:52 am

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Alan,

Ducksoup is Alex's spoof on EJ's registering Ducksho_.

These ducks inhabit the old Miami zoo grounds at Crandon Park. They are wild but are fed so there is no reason to migrate.

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by Robert Ludwick on Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:47 am

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Jim,

I would be whistling if I got this shot. Really nice shot.

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by Bob Ettinger on Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:14 pm

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Jim,

Nice and great DOF as they are both sharp. Wait till EJ sees them

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by Jim Probst on Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:05 pm

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Jim,

To get both species of Whistling-Duck in the same shot is terrific! To get such a beautiful shot is fantastic!

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by Jim Neiger on Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:28 pm

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This is what you call a three duck photo. You've got two ducks in the image and one lucky duck behind the camera. Great image Jim!

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by Anthony Medici on Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:53 pm

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I think it time for me to stop posting tonight. The beak of the male looks split on top with a sort of orange reflection. Was this in the original or are my eyes playing tricks on me?
Other than that, I would say if I had my preferences in a perfect world, I would have preferred separation between the bill of the female and the neck of the male. But I've shot ducks before and they never seem to be in a perfect world for me either.
Still I like the shot after all that.