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  1. 04-19-2008, 01:34 PM #1
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    Default Harlequin Duck

    Photographed at Yellowstone on an overcast day last May. This was my first and only encounter with a Harlequin, and it let me get very close. From what I've been reading on this forum, I got lucky. I guess they are pretty skittish.



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    Last edited by Doug Brown; 04-19-2008 at 10:58 PM. Reason: Did use flash; originally thought I hadn't.
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  2. 04-19-2008, 01:36 PM #2
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    Great find, I didn't know you can find them inland. Exposure control and details look great, maybe a tad less contrast.
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    Very nicely done. I might try lightening the area around the eye (or possibly the iris alone) just a bit (and so might you) When they are on their breeding streams they are not impossible to approach.
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  4. 04-19-2008, 07:08 PM #4
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    Yellowstone? I like it good job. I second arties recommendation on the eye. The tiny bright catchlight looks flashed.

    I like the rough water also.

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  5. 04-19-2008, 08:15 PM #5
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    Nice find, Doug! and glad you got a chance to get close.
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    Interestingly, I did brighten the iris. It must have been particularly dark. Thanks for the feedback.
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    Thanks Bonnie. You are the Harlequin queen, and I really like your photos of them!
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