Northern Shoveler
Southern California
Another shot from Sunday morning.
Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2500 F7.1 ISO500
Thanks For Looking
Jim
Northern Shoveler
Southern California
Another shot from Sunday morning.
Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2500 F7.1 ISO500
Thanks For Looking
Jim
Hey James,
This bird is all neck, my friend. I'm a big fan of shovelers so this one really turns me on. Nice handling of the iridescence as it can get out of control quick on an image of these guys. Lovely slate blue to light blue on the wings and the feet really pop as well. The background evokes motion and your 7.1 aperture allowed you to really cover the this pig from front to back. Sweeeeettt!!
DB
Wow!
Even were able to get the male...
Lovely bird and wing pose. I rarely see such nice colors on the individuals we have in my beloved CR, may be I just have to be a better observer. That light is something else. Great job presenting this one James!
Never seen such a great eyecontact for a BIF image. Awesome job.
Absoultely perfect Jim. I love everything about it and instead of typing more I will just admire this beautiful image for a while longer. :) Congrats!
Fantastic image, Jim. Echo all the comments above. This is jaw-droppingly good. Thanks for sharing!
They just don't come much better than this! Great shot, exposure, colour & detail eye, contact, you name it -it's got it!
James, your duck-in-flight shots are some of the best that I have seen. Stunning, this one is. Perfect angle, DOF, expose and wing pose. These guys are hard to catch...so fast they are. well done.
James this is an incredible image! Perfection!
Tack sharp Jim, and you have captured a great flying posture. You have exposed the colours very well, and I like how the wings compliment the BG.
Great pose and fantastic colors!
One of the best Shovelers I've seen.
Thomas Herou
Beautiful work as always Jim. I just love this image. I know how hard this duck is to capture! :cool:
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You nailed this guy Jim! Happy Thanksgiving!
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James,
your really seem to be an expert for flight shots of ducks! Another superb example, although I prefer wings up.
Regards
Andreas