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Northern Shoveler... Bolsa Chica (with a repost)


Posted by Vince Thomas on Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:43 pm

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Taken last sunday in the "dead lake" area next to Wintersburg Channel. There was one pair of Shovelers in with several pair of Pintails. The Shovelers were much more skiddish and would fly each time I approached, while the Pintails would just swim away... so I worked my way around in the muck into position for a flight shot with the sun to my back. This is the image in the sequence that I liked best.

MkII, 400/5.6, Manual Mode @ F8, 1/1600, Iso 400

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by gigo on Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:45 pm
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astounding ! :shock: well done !

just watch the sharpening halos :P


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by Sidamo on Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:52 pm
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Best flight position possible, Vince. I'd have a touch more contrast in Curves. Great to see all its colors in this position.
 

by Dan Wolin on Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:53 pm
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Nice one Vince - the feather detail is amazing.
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by alibenn on Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:55 pm
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yip, love the wing detail
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by rbuss on Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:00 pm
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And you should like it the best! Great coloration in the wings, tail, and head. Great wing placement to show off his colors. And his eye is wide open, but, the whole bird looks a little oversharpened giving it a cut and paste look.
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by Hendrix on Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:10 pm
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nice pose showing all the wing & body color :P

select sharpen will get away halos .
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by Campbell on Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:34 pm
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Man those have some colors to them. Nice job catching this.
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:39 pm
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The detail is fantastic. Wonderful shot.
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by Mike Wilson on Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:05 am
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Great work KK, er, I mean Vince. :wink: :mrgreen: This is not easy to do my friend. Well done.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:09 am
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Must be Shoveler day :) An excellent flight shot!
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by KK Hui on Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:10 am
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A good one, Vince! :roll:
Northern Shovelers are ever so skittish in this part of the world too ...
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A fine, sleek shoveler with wonderful detail. If you shot in RAW, there may be even more detail available to you in the highlight areas.
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Great shot!!! :shock:
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by Vince Thomas on Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:55 am
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Thanks for everyone's comments and suggestions. I have slightly adjusted the S-Curve and did selective USM... also posted from my PC rather than the laptop. I'm not sure if it's improved or not :?:
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I agree, well done! Nice wing symmetry.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:11 am
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Very well done, Vince.
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by Jim Neely on Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:54 am
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Very nice, Vince. The light and wing position to show off the colors are great.

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by Sidamo on Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:49 am
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Repost looks great, Vince. Now that I've seen this, I know what to try for at the Klamath NWR. These abound there.
 

by Christopher Dodds on Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:12 pm
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Re-post is super! (very KKish). Great going & congrats.
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