Motif: Red Head Drake

Posted by Woody Mayhew on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:01 am

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I shot this red head drake enjoying a chuckle at a local lake here in Dallas earlier this winter. I do not get these ducks in my back yard so I enjoyed finding him and a few of his friends as they passed through on their way south. His red head does not look as good in this post on my monitor as with the original image for some reason. Perhaps he is a little too centered for some tastes.
Nikon D2h, 500 AF-S f4, TC-20E, f8 @ 1/250th, ISO 200, Wimberly.

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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:05 am

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A wonderful capture, Woody!
A slight head turn your way would have been even better ... :roll:

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by Herman Blockx on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:13 am

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that's a huge bill! it has even something comical! fine shot!

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by jnadler on Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:14 am

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this is awesome!

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by Len Maltese on Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:47 am

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Great shot. Looks like he knew that he was going to be on display for motif week.

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by Van Hilliard on Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:18 am

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You have really nailed the exposure on this photo. Beautiful detail and as Herman said, an almost comical touch.

I agree that the slight head turn would have been ideal but we don't always get that choice, do we?

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:48 am

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Woody, the detail, sharpness and action in this image is awesome. I would place him lower in the frame.

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by David Jernigan on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:13 am

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Good detail, I agree with the head turn.

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:26 am

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Slight head turn would make this image great. Like the detail.

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by larry-uk on Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:31 am

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Hi Woody

This is one of the best duck images i've seen for along time, well done.

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by fredcor on Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:59 pm

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Nice shot and good exposure. Great with the open bill.

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by George DeCamp on Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:11 pm

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I'll take this one any day, beautiful shot!

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by Ofer Levy on Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:13 pm

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Beautiful!!

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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:53 pm

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Beautiful Redhead! Can't always get the head turn when you want it but this is very nice even without it.

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by Haim Ziv on Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:26 pm

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Excellent and beautiful done.

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by Chris Kayler on Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:45 pm

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Awesome shot Woody!! I agree with Alan on the placement of the bird.

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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:14 pm

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Sweet bird Woody. Not enough of them around here for my taste. An interesting open bill position.

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by Tomasz on Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:03 pm

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Beautiful shot, Woody!

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by jim daniel on Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:45 pm

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Woody,
Your shot encourages me to try my TC20 on my 500f4 with D2h. I've never been willing to try my TC 20 out for fear of messing up a good opportunity. Now, I'm going to give it a whirl. Great image.

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