Male Wood Duck

Posted by Steve Cirone on Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:48 pm

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Male Wood Duck, breeding plumage. Aix sponsa.

Santee, California. Mark 2, 500 f4, 1.4 tc, Gitzo 1325 tripod, Wimberley head, hand held meter. 200 ISO, f 5.6, 1000th sec.

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by Randy Mehoves on Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:01 pm

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Looks like you did a good job not burning the highlights in the bill which so often occurs with this duck. I'm still debating the otherwise nice water as to whether its color competes with the color on the side of the woodie?

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:11 pm

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Beautiful water and a very pretty shot

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by Glenn Bartley on Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:52 pm

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Nice!

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by Dan Wolin on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:00 pm

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Very nice Steve - he really pops off the screen

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by mstolting on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:23 pm

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Steve, Wonderful light! Good composition and excellent exposure! Love those Wood Ducks.
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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:19 pm

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Nice shot, Steve!
Very saturated color ... Is it for real?! :roll:

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:39 pm

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Well done Steve! Love the colorful duck & the colorful water.

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by Vince Thomas on Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:35 pm

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Beautiful Steve... might dial back the saturation a bit (use a reverse "S" curve maybe?) I've got to get to Santee, we have no woodies at BC.

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:04 pm

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Nice water but a bit over saturated I think.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:43 pm

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Really nice shot of one of my birds.

Love the light and the water texture too. I would crop some off the bottom though, it doesn't add much for me.

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by Ofer Levy on Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:27 am

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This is gorgeous Steve! :) :) Amazing colors!

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by Steve Cirone on Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:00 am

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KK Hui wrote:Nice shot, Steve!
Very saturated color ... Is it for real?! :roll:

Yes, the color is for real. But it does look suspicious. There is one spot, a little cove on the west side of one of the lakes in Santee where the last light of sunset is so beautiful. It is enhanced by the warm reflections of the reeds and trees. I believe there had been a brush fire that day that made the light even more orange. All my images from that evening are gaga color compared to the many other galleries from there. I shoot that location regularly as it is real close to where I live. Yesterday evening I was there making more images. I just can't leave that magic place alone and am very blessed to be near it.

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by Neil Solomon on Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:35 pm