Male Woody


Posted by DC on Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:22 pm

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EOS300D, 500F4L IS, 1.4xTCII, iso 200, ev-2/3, 1/250, f5.6, 550EX +BB @ -2/3, 1325+bh1

Taken at the Wildfowl and Wetlands trust in December. Some late afternoon sun gave a wonderful glow. I had to follow this guy around for some time before I got all the components in just the right place.

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by fredcor on Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:57 pm
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:D You have a very nice image here. I'm amazed at the clarity of the red eye, in a lot of my shots, though well focused, the eye does not make good definition.
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by Bill Whala on Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:30 pm
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Early morning and late afternoon light really suits these ducks. This is a wonderful image of this guy. :D
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by Alan Murphy on Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:47 pm
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Nice warm tones dave. Not much Wood Duck color coming through though.

Nice shot.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:06 pm
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I like the clarity of the image, Dave, but I agree with Alan that the beautiful colors are not apparent - unless, of course, this is the rare Dark Morph Wood Duck :wink: .
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by Matthew Whitley on Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:50 pm
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I agree with the above comments. Did you use fill on any of your shots of this duck? Great water color though and a beuatiful bird. Nice one.
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by LHays on Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:50 pm
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I want this duck.......if you keep this up you are going to find me on your doorstep.
I love the "dark on dark"! The detail and colors are excellent....and one of the best eyes that I've seen on a wood duck. Great job!
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Feb 05, 2004 6:28 am
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Dave,

Nice shot. I like the relaxed pose and the reflection.
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:10 am
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I find these guys one of the most difficult ducks to shoot! They are extremely elusive (the ones over here are anyway!) and getting all their true colours is so hard!

This is beautifully sharp and perfect detail - wonderful eye too. Just needs a bit more colour -and I can't talk, my shots were awful!! :cry:
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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Feb 06, 2004 8:10 am
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Nice comp. It apears on my monitor that the blacks and midtones are a bit blocked up.
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