Bill Dix
02-03-2015, 03:45 PM
Here's another shot of one of the Merganser hens from my visit to the lake on a recent cold evening. I cloned out a bit of the ice shelf that was showing up in the upper BG. The lake was mostly frozen, with the birds gathering in a patch of open water. They would patrol the edge of the ice, and as if on cue, 3 or 4 of them would dive simultaneously and swim under the ice for what seemed a long time. Only once did I see one re-surface with a fish.
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual. Sitting on the snow behind lowered tripod, with heels dug in trying to keep from sliding into the lake.
D7000, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual. Sitting on the snow behind lowered tripod, with heels dug in trying to keep from sliding into the lake.