Long-Tailed Duck

[Bradley James]

This past Remembrance Day turned out to be one I will never forget. My first ever up close look at a Long Tailed Duck. These sea ducks are rarely ever seen in close to shore or in a pond for that matter so this was a rare opportunity for me.

Taken in Kelligrews, Newfoundland
Nikon D7100, 500mmVRF4 plus 1.4x Tele, 700mm, ISO400, F7.1, 1/1250s

Very minimal editing was done. Slight crop for composition, slight sharpening, added contrast and cleaned up the eye from unwanted highlights

Check out my latest blog post to see more images of this beautiful bird and the other species I photographed that day.
http://www.bradjameswildlifephotography.com/blog

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[Marina Scarr]

What a lovely duck image, and congrats on finding it and capturing such a fine image. . You had a great low angle here, and the color of the water and killer background really works well with your subject. I like the added water droplets on the duck's back. Ironically, we had a stray long-tailed duck here in SW Florida 2 winters ago which I was able to photograph. What a treat it was.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely low angle, pose and details. well done

TFS