Drake ducks almost always steal the spotlight with their beautiful colourful plumages, but the females look good in their own drab way. Here one of the many female Lesser Scaups struts her stuff in fornt of the lens to try and steal some of the spotlight away from the very few males present. As with the other images of this series a high SS was used to offset my shivering hands (I was freezing!!) and uncompromising face-down position along the narrow bank...
Canon 7D + 100-400L @390mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/3200s., f/6.3, ISO 800, +1 EC, natural light, handheld, cropped for comp (about 80% FF), a few of the worst offending wet highlights patched out on the head/face.
Glad to see you giving the ladies their time in the limelight. This one's subtle beauty is well photographed by you. The little push of water in front of her adds motion. Love your background.
Very well captured, agree with comments above re: bow wake, BG, details.
Excellent subject isolation from your low shooting angle. Hope you had someone along with you to pull you back in if you slid into the water And remember, I have shot with you enough to know that is a real risk!
I like the females as well, at times they can have almost red heads.
Very nice, the specks just seem to really show up on Scaups, male and female.
Yours look fine as far as they go, and the layered BG really looks nice.
Super low angle Dan, and you have captured a perfect swimming pose. I like the sharpness and detail you have captured. Yep, the bow wave adds a lot, together with the multi layered pastel coloured BG.
Another Lesser Scaup...This Time the Female.
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And remember, I have shot with you enough to know that is a real risk!
