Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Ready For Love

  1. #1
    john crookes
    Guest

    Default Ready For Love

    The Female Wood Duck is preparing for mating with the Male.
    This is the posistion they assume just before mating.
    Like most ducks the male mounts from behind and on top and grabs the female around the neck and holds her head under water while mating


    Nikon D3
    600mm F4
    1.7 EXT
    F6.7
    1/1000th
    ISO 400
    Gitzo Tripod
    SB-900 Flash Fill with Better Beamer
    Last edited by john crookes; 11-10-2009 at 08:30 AM.

  2. #2
    BPN Member Steve Maxson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Bemidji, Minnesota
    Posts
    5,801
    Threads
    818
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nicely done, John, and a good illustration of this behavior. The colors exposure and DOF look good. My only suggestion would be to try a pano crop - especially off the top, as I think that will emphasize the birds more and strengthen the image.

  3. #3
    Axel Hildebrandt
    Guest

    Default

    Great capture of this behavior. I could also see this as a pano crop.

  4. #4
    BPN Member Tony Whitehead's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    New Zealand
    Posts
    3,972
    Threads
    142
    Thank You Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Well done, John. Great light, low angle, sharpness with DOF covering the pair well. Agree on pano suggestion being a good option for this image
    Tony Whitehead
    Visit my blog at WildLight Photography for latest news and images.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics