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    Default Male Long-Tail Duck



    I had to travel to Toronto this past Tuesday morning for meetings downtown. Because of the location I flew into the Toronto Island airport which is a 4 minute ferry ride from the mainland.

    I remembered seeing Long Tail ducks there two winters ago but I didn't have a camera with me. This time I was a little better prepared but I couldn't bring all my gear (no Bigma or flash).

    I only had about 10 minutes of shooting, while in a business suit ;), but I ended up creating this image plus a few others. My colleagues, other travellers and the ferry crew were amused at my enthusiasm. :D

    Canon 40D, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 + 2x teleconverter. F9.0, ISO 640, 1/250 sec No Flash

    A big crop and the light was poor (fill flash would have helped) but these were the first images that I've had for this beautiful species.

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    Rene' Villela
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    That is a cute duck! I think I do the same all the time. If I see a bird I hadn't seen before I just get my camera and take a few shots no matters how they come out. After I that I start trying to compose and working on the exposure. Cheers!

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Beautiful bird and nice eye contact. A lower angle would have made it even better and I might crop a bit top and bottom.

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hey Stephen,
    This guy has eluded me also.........hopefully when i get back to NJ..........they will be in. I can almost image you in the suit........with the Bigma (I prefer Pigma...after a full day of carrying)...and the look on the passengers & colleagues faces....now that would have been priceless. All in all........well done considering the circumstances.

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    Thank you René. Axel and Roman. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

    I missed these comments because we left for Cuba shortly after I posted this image.

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