Spectacled Eider on the tundra

[Grace Scalzo]

Working my way through some images from Barrow, Alaska last June. I blew right past this one upon first review, but came back to it this evening. While the subject is small in the frame, the image shows the soggy tundra and the beautiful grasses. This isn't a pond, (mid-calf deep) but more of a bog from the melted snow and water kept above ground thanks to the perma-frost. The eiders just work their way around in it, foraging for food. Don't know how this happened, but I did not get a single mosquito in this frame. :)

1/2000, f 5.6, iso800
Canon 1dx, 600f4 + 1.4tc + rrs tripod, lowered 1/2 way

[John Hackney]

Great angle and perspective. OOF areas look lovely and such a unique subject. Beautiful muted colors in the background also.

[Randy Stout]

Grace:
For those of us who haven't been on the summer tundra, an educational and attractive post! The shooting angle and shallow DOF makes the busy environment work well, nice head angle, well exposed whites.

Real gives me the sense of him being in a "sea" of grasses.

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Nice OOF for- and background makes your eyes go to the main subject. Nice shooting angle and lovely showing the habitat.

[gail bisson]

You have shown the environment in some areas in Barrow perfectly.
Eider looks great with nice head turn.
Gail

[David Salem]

Great-looking environmental Frame and I Love these ducks. The green on top really makes it for me. I got to get up there one day. Well done Grace.

[dankearl]

Nice Dof, tundra feel to this, one where I could see it even smaller in the frame...

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Grace, I like the low perspective here, together with a good HA. Well placed in the frame, exposure spot on, and I really like the space showing off the enviroment.

Were you in the water when you captured this?

[William Dickson]

Love the environment, and the eider aint bad either. Great colours and a lovely POV and HA.

TFS Grace

Will

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent frame with an excellent display of the habitat

[Marina Scarr]

Love seeing this duck in its environment, Grace. It really stands out .