Black-Bellied Whistling Duck

Posted by rikerd on Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:38 pm

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At least I think its a black-bellied whistling duck. Taken at the Viera Wetlands.

D100, 80-400VR & 400mm, f11 @ 1/160 sec, iso 200

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by Fabs Forns on Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:40 pm

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Your ID is correct, love the water!!!

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by Chris Kayler on Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:05 pm

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Agree with Fabio! I wish the FG grasses were not there though. Still, a great shot.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:19 pm

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The light is a tad harsh but a nice shot none the less.

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by richardkchapman on Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:30 pm

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Beautiful water. I think a lower angle might have looked better, if possible.

I'm intrigued by your choice of f11 at 1/160. I would have gone for a larger aperture and faster shutter speed (that's not to say I would have been right to do so!).

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:48 am

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Nice one, a bit oversharpened though.

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:28 am

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Rather contrasty and oversharpened ...
Otherwise a nice shot, Rich! :roll:

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by Tomasz on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:17 pm

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Despite the harsh light the shot is nice.

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by rikerd on Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:25 pm

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The light is a tad harsh but a nice shot none the less. - Alan Murphy

I fully agree, but when you're at the end of the morning shoot and come across a species you've never seen before, you take what you can get. I can probably reduce the contrast some in PS (and reduce the sharpening as some have suggested) to see if t improves the picture any. Key thing for me was at least getting a photo of the species in case I don't see them again. Thanks for comment - I definitely do need to pay more attention to the light since I sometimes get carried away.

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