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Diggin' It
Northern Shoveler (edit drake - thanks Ann)
Canon R5
600mm + 2.0x
Handheld
ISO 1250
1/3200
f8
LR and PS.
Last edited by Brian Sump; 11-01-2020 at 07:40 PM.
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The prettiest shoveler drake I've seen, I am struck at the gorgeous colors, detail, stack sharp and the golden BG , this is superb!!! congrats, Whoa, shut the front door
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Brian, I think this is a non breeding drake, or eclipse plumage. I don't think the hen has any green feathers.... a big Whoa!!
Last edited by annmpacheco; 11-01-2020 at 07:37 PM.
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Very nice. I like the wing position and background
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Wing position is great, Duck is past you.
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Originally Posted by
annmpacheco
The prettiest shoveler drake I've seen, I am struck at the gorgeous colors, detail, stack sharp and the golden BG , this is superb!!! congrats, Whoa, shut the front door
Ann, so glad you think so. Comments much appreciated!
Originally Posted by
Krishna Prasad kotti
Very nice. I like the wing position and background
Krishna, appreciate your kind feedback!
Originally Posted by
dankearl
Wing position is great, Duck is past you.
Dan, I actually don't agree but it's ok, we don't have to. If the duck were rotated just slightly I believe the primary flight feathers would come almost exactly in line with the anterior wing. That said, to get the iridescence bouncing off of the rear of the wings I would take 0.5 degree past me :-)
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Love the BG, sharpness and wing position.
He is slightly angled away from you by a degree but that is a very very minor nit.
PP work is excellent,
Gail
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1200mm, HH, tack tack double tack sharp, the superb colors and killer BG... I'd say you got this rig humming and this is a sublime canvas. TFS
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Title spot on...
PP amazing (as usual)...
Which version of lens and what AF mode setting?
Last edited by David Roach; 11-02-2020 at 10:18 AM.
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Originally Posted by
gail bisson
Love the BG, sharpness and wing position.
He is slightly angled away from you by a degree but that is a very very minor nit.
PP work is excellent,
Gail
Gail, appreciate your comments thank you. As I mentioned to Dan, this one feels super close to dead even to me but take what it gives I guess.
Originally Posted by
David Roach
1200mm, HH, tack tack double tack sharp, the superb colors and killer BG... I'd say you got this rig humming and this is a sublime canvas. TFS
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Title spot on...
PP amazing (as usual)...
Which version of lens and what AF mode setting?
David, appreciate your gracious words. Thank you.
This is the 600 f4 IS iii. AF acquired with zone and locked with AF + AED auto (not the user selected mode)
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Very nice flight frame of this drake. Now all you need is one in breeding plummage. I see what you did with the title. Love the color on those wings.
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Spectacular frame. Love the wing down flight pose, background. Nice work!
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Originally Posted by
John Mack
Very nice flight frame of this drake. Now all you need is one in breeding plummage. I see what you did with the title. Love the color on those wings.
John, thank you. Value your comments!
Originally Posted by
Bill Dix
Spectacular frame. Love the wing down flight pose, background. Nice work!
Bill, always grateful for your feedback. Thank you!
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Hi Brian...Looking good mate. Love the feather detail and colours...Great flight pose. The BG colours compliment the bird...Re the slight angle away...If you 'moved' the pupil nearer to the left of the eye, I reckon it would make a difference. But, very nice as is...Well captured.
Will
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Hey Wesley,
Sharp, the perfect downstroke wing position, and a killer BKGR. As per the discussion above, there are two distinct issues.
#1: is the bird past you, that is, if you drew a line from your lens to the bird's head would the angle be 90 degrees (exactly even with you)? Would it be more than 90 degrees (past your position)? Or would it be less than 90 degrees -- still coming at you. It is very hard to tell because the bird is angling a bit away from you. That said, I think that the bird is ever -so-slightly past you.
#2: The bird is slightly angling away from you -- draw a line from the bill tip to the (virtual) spot between the feet and it is clear that that line would be past parallel to the imaging sensor. Just a bit.
IAC, it is a fine image and I WIWM.
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