Barrow's Goldeneye Drake
One of the main reasons we chose to go to Iceland in May was to see the Barrow's Goldeneyes in breeding plumage, before they went into molt and made themselves scarce. Conditions were tough, but we did get some keepers. This was shot on the Laxa River near Lake Myvatn.
D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 600mm, ISO 800, 1/6400s @ f/7.1 manual.
Well captured Bill....Lovely flight pose and what a great head turn you got. Nice details on the bird considering the conditions... Well done
Will
Nice exposure on the golden eye Bill and you captures the iridescence as well. Sharp and i like the water drops as well. That's some shutter speed! Good job here.
I'll say that's a keeper, Bill. Love the wing position, drops of water, beautiful detail, and nice duel shades of iridescence. Well done.
Geoffrey
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Perfect exposure and focus against a classic BG Bill. Capturing the light in the wings and and the white feather detail along with the sheen on the head really makes this image striking .
Nice to see the iridescence on the head. The bird is nice and sharp. Like the composition as well.
Thank you all.
Well done. On my one visit we saw hundreds and never got anywhere near them. So kudos. Did you get Black-tailed Godwit?
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Thank you Artie. Here's the Godwit: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...-tailed-Godwit
Originally Posted by Arthur Morris
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