Harlequin duck male, Barnegat Light NJ


Posted by Wil Hershberger on Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:48 pm

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Well, I finally got some decent images of Harlequin ducks. This male was really bobbing up and down in the water making framing and focus a challenge. The whites aren't over just featureless. Very tough bird to meter for sure.
EOS 1Ds, 500mm f/4 IS, 1.4XTC, ISO 200, f/11, 1/700 sec, ff with BB at -1.7Ev. In PS cropped, curves and USM.
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by BrianS on Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:55 pm
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Very nice -- did you get this from the Jetty?
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by Fero on Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:35 pm
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Very well done, exposure looks OK to me. I would crop a bit from the top,

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by Bill Whala on Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:38 pm
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I would love to just see one of these ducks. This is very nice.
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by Heather Forcier on Sun Jan 11, 2004 8:50 pm
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Posting images from the outing already...you are good! I assume this is from this morning, with the good light and the small group of Harlequins in front of you? Wish I had something nearly this nice!

So great to see you, Donna, and everyone else. Despite the cold I think it was a good weekend! :)
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by Wil Hershberger on Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:07 pm
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Thanks for the kind comments.
This was from Saturday afternoon. I haven't gotten to the images from this morning yet :oops: This was from just beyond the concrete portion of the jetty. Fortunately, the rolling waves made this image look as if I were much lower than I was. It is tough to get down to eye level from the jetty without a wet-suit :)
It was a wonderful weekend despite the temps. and great to meet so many NSNers.
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:20 pm
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Nice posture and well saturated colors.
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:35 pm
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Wil, love the pose. Wish for a lower angle but understand the situation. I too would crop a bit off the top. Well done on the exposure.
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by Kelly on Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:09 pm
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Wil, beautiful! Please tell me that this was before I got there yesterday - it looked like they were in dark shadows when I arrived and almost impossible to shoot so I didn't bother with them.
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by Wayne Nicholas on Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:27 pm
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Looks like you handled the metering well, Wil. Nice image.
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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:12 am
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All technicals are right on and this is really a sweet shot. The angle is a bit high but that was unavoidable.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:29 am
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Very nice. I like the pose with the slight head turn toward you.
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:01 am
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Excellent shot of a very difficult bird! Wonderful detail and love that water colour. 8) :)
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by Wil Hershberger on Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:23 am
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Kelly,
This was taken on Saturday afternoon around 2 PM. There was a small flock that was right next to the jetty and they were in and out of the shadows.
Nice meeting you.
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by fredcor on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:31 am
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Very beautiful. Very good, as you have maintained detail in the dark areas.
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:48 am
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As you said, the hardest part of getting a good shot of these guys is framing due to the constant up and down. You nailed him here!!!
 

by Mike Wilson on Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:26 pm
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Well done Wil. Gorgeous shot.
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by LHays on Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:58 pm
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Gorgeous shot....I'd love to just see one of these guys. It would have been great to be there this weekend but I don't think I could have braved the weather. Hope you got a lot more killer images!!!
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by Kelly on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:38 pm
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Wil Hershberger wrote:Kelly,
This was taken on Saturday afternoon around 2 PM. There was a small flock that was right next to the jetty and they were in and out of the shadows.
Nice meeting you.
I should have gotten an earlier start - I was pulling into the parking lot about 2:30, and it was a bit later when I got out to the end of the jetty.
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by Bill Ruppel on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:59 pm
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Wil,
Very nice shot of a tough subject. It was nice meeting you on Saturday while braving the cold.
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