Northern Shoveler Drake

Posted by Woody Mayhew on Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:24 pm

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The arrival of the northern shovelers really marks the arrival of fall here at my house, even though temps are going to be into the 80's this week. The drakes are not yet in full breeding plumage but give them about six weeks, maybe two months, and they will be stunning. After three years these returning birds have become pretty accepting of me taking their picures. Fairly harsh afternoon light with the birds swimming in and out of shade made for difficult metering and shooting conditions. Lots of throwaway shots.
Nikon D2x, 70-200 AF-S VR, TC-20E, Manual 1/250th @ f8, ISO 400, SB-28DX manual 1/2 power.

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by patpasquale-nyc on Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:00 pm

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lots of throwaways, but NOT this one..the eye and the line of water, very nice..
didnt use a housing:)

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by Terence P. Brashear on Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:29 pm

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Lucky it did not poke out your eye with that bill

The dripping water and the colors are great. A little more DOF would have been nice if it was possible.

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by Steve Cirone on Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:36 pm

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Wonderful low angle and pose. Love that water pouring off the beak and razor sharp eye.

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by David Hemmings on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:05 pm

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This is one fine capture! The bill on this thing is amazing.

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by Chris Kayler on Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:58 pm

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Nice water and I like the drool. You did well with the exposure. I wish you had focused more on the backend of the bill to get some more DOF.

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by Randy Mehoves on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:32 pm

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Nice, with the water dripping and that you can see the foot through the water adds to this.

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by George DeCamp on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:46 pm

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Looks like his bill is on Viagra!

Cool shot Woody, nice low angle and in your face... :) :)

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by Woody Mayhew on Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:27 pm

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Thanks for looking. I really like these ducks and I am pleased they have begun to accept me. Three years ago they would swim or fly away whenever they spotted me. Now you can see from this shot that persistence pays. I do not need to use a blind and they are pretty relaxed as long as I do not move around. I have from five to a dozen of them here now and most are returning veterans of the photo process and generously allow me my shots. When they come this close I am pleased to just have *something* in focus, but I agree it would be better if my DOF was centered a little farther back.

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