Northern Shoveler Pair

[Bill Dix]

Only occasionally am I lucky enough to get the drake and hen in the same frame, and the same focal plane. It makes for a nice comparison, even though the drake here is far from full breeding plumage. Taken last week at Cape May. This is almost FF, after a bit of rotation.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 1000, 1/640s @ f/6.3 manual.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot of the pair! Good job with getting both of them with in the DOF. TFS

[John Cooper]

A very pleasent image Bill - great detail in both subjects, and the complimentry warm tones in the BG really enhances the composition. Well seen!

[David Salem]

Perfect shot for IDing this species in this plumage. Nice light and details too. Might consider taking some more off the top and create more of a pano. Well done Bill

[William Dickson]

Fantastic capture Bill. Well done and thanks for sharing

[Dave Johnson]

Good light on this pair Bill and nice you caught them both in the plane of focus. If you have the canvas, I personally would add a little to the bottom and crop the same amount from the top to put them closer to the center. Still a nice image as is though. TFS.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautiful light on this very attractive pair. Like the mix of warm tones and reflected blue sky. Would like to see a bit more room on the RS. Well done.




Geoffrey

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, I like the light in this, and good DOF, as both are in perfect focus. The blues and browns of the water compliment the Shoveler's nicely.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for looking and commenting.