Wood Duck

[Doug Brown]

We are lucky to have such great opportunities to photograph Wood Ducks in Albuquerque. I love the way they stick out their breasts when they flap their wings. I was pleased that whites were preserved in spite of the fact that I had no negative EC dialed in. This image is uncropped; I was fortunate to fit the whole bird into the frame.



Canon 50D, 400mm, f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 800, no flash, hand held

[Dan Brown]

Great shot Doug! I am envious of your ability to use the higher iso with no noise!! Maybe I will mistakenly get credit for this one:D:D

[Tony Whitehead]

Awesome pose and detail, Doug. Great in camera composition with the full frame capture. DOF covers the important areas perfectly.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Good one Doug. Lot of details in the image.

[James Salywoda]

Wow! Sweet shot Doug the best wingflap of a Wood Duck I have seen in a long time.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome Doug! I hate to find a negative here, but the first thing that caught my attention was the far wing forming a triangle above the head...I kinda wish that wing was further back instead. Details on the front wing are amazing, and the colours are perfect throughout :-)

[bill kominsky]

Great shot Doug wing behind the head or not, some day my noise will be better.

Bill

[Bill Sharkey]

Very nice detail and exposure on this little guy Doug. One of the best wood duck shots I've seen in a long time :)

Bill

[Grace Scalzo]

Fantastic wing flap...I love the drops on his head.

[Juan Aragonés]

Terrific Doug, the pose is fantastic. I cannot but imagine how good this image would be with the foirst light of the morning and with a lower angle. Neat colors and eye contact.

[Doug Brown]

Have a look at this thread Dan: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=23441

[Glenn Bartley]

Great action captured Doug!

[Dan Brown]

Have a look at this thread Dan: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=23441

WoW! hard to believe! I guess I am going to have to upgrade. It seems that the digital cameras are improving by leaps and bounds. We use to wish for grainless, fast films, and for a long time all we had was 100 iso. Now it seems like every week I read about a new digital camera body or technology that is pushing things to unbelievable heights:eek:. I fear my next upgrade decision because it's almost a gaurantee that the next day something better will be unveiled:confused:

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Definitely a winner!
Great wing details and eye contact, the BG also deserves to be mentioned, great job.

[Doug Brown]

I agree Daniel, and it took me a while to decide whether or not the image was a keeper with the far wing behind the head. I finally decided that the wing didn't really detract from an otherwise nice image.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Would take this in a heartbeat Doug! Love the exposure and colors captured and of course the pose. The far wing is not ideal but this is still excellent in my book. Good job!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose and the eye contact!!!

[Stu Bowie]

Brilliant colours, and the detail is amazing. ( I have just purchased a 50D, and its all due to viewing your previous images. Not blaming you - thanking you. Ha Ha ) Thank you too for all the info you have passed on regarding the 50D.

[Johan Pieterse]

Excellent image. Great colours, exposure and detail.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Doug,

Where was this taken? Zoo?

[susanschermer]

Beautiful, beautiful. Wood ducks are harder than you would think.

[Raymond Barlow]

great shot Doug.. foo bad about the far wing, and the high angle, but a keeper for sure.

[Mike Tracy]

The only thing I might add is maybe toning down the bright area of his beak. If what you captured is an accurate representation just ignore me.

Very pretty image with an artistic feel. This convinces me to soon purchase a 50D as a "backup " to my MKIII.

[Doug Brown]

These were taken at the Albuquerque Biopark. They have a big pond there with close to 100 ducks. All but three are wild and come and go as they please. Lots of Mallards and Wood Ducks (all wild). A number of American Wigeons (all wild). One Hooded Merganser (wild). One Ruddy Duck (captive). A few Scaups (all wild). Also some Canada Geese (wild) and a family of Black-Crowned Night-Herons (wild). A pretty good selection of birds; the park is well worth a visit if you have the time.