Buffleheads - Rogue River, Bend, Oregon

[Terry Olmsted]

Taken Jan 22, 2008. The river was mostly frozen, but this thawed stretch provided a great habitat for various diving ducks. I really like these little guys.

Canon XTi 400 5.6L 1/1000s f5.6 ISO 400 ctr weighted hand held av one-shot AF

[Arthur Morris]

Interesting with the wings raised and a nice compostion but the darks are MEGA-noisy...

later and love, artie

[Fabs Forns]

And I think the whites are a bit blown too. Great action, though.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks very much Artie and Fabs for your comments. I'll go back to the RAW file and see what I can do.

[Bonnie Block]

Buffleheads have to be one of the toughest ducks to portray. The light looks like it was not very good for you Terry---nice action!

[John Cooper]

Pied birds are a challenge at the best of times Terry but the harsh lighting here wouldn't help. Action well captured!!

[Jim Neiger]

Cool behavior and wing position, Terry. A few problems with the exposure and noise have been mentioned.