Harlequin Duck in matching terrain.

[dankearl]

Oregon coast tide pools, this is about the lowest angle I ever dare get in the surf.
D500, 500pf, f5.6, 1/800, iso2500

Harlequinbp2.jpg

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

That is one soaked little duck. Very low pov, which I generally prefer, but I wonder if being up a few inches might have worked well here to the ducks head against the water, and the area on the lower left edge out of the frame?

Nice detail on the duck. Are their whites usually pretty subdued like this, or is it a side effect of existing lighting, being wet, etc?

Cheers

Randy

[John Mack]

Nice setting for this drake. I have only ever seen them in the Atlantic.

[Brian Sump]

Dan, always wanted to see one so good job on the capture.

Lots of busyness going on here on the bkg. The whites look super muted to me as well but details on the duck look good.