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Common Loon taking off
I found this lone Common Loon hanging around in a local pond for few weeks. I was lucky to have some taking off shots before it left the area. This shot was taken after sunset. The light was dim. In order to freeze the action, I had to use quite high shutter speed. Meanwhile, I need to use the ISO within an acceptable range to keep the noise low. The image turned out to be okay considering the ISO is around 4000. I don't normally use that high ISO for my photos, but I like that the water was calm and colorful after sunset. And it's not common to see the Common Loon taking off against the golden color backdrop.
Summer 2022. Local pond in Edmonton.
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Common Loon taking off
I found this lone Common Loon hanging around in a local pond for few weeks. I was lucky to have some taking off shots before it left the area. This shot was taken after sunset. The light was dim. In order to freeze the action, I had to use quite high shutter speed. Meanwhile, I need to use the ISO within an acceptable range to keep the noise low. The image turned out to be okay considering the ISO is around 4000. I don't normally use that high ISO for my photos, but I like that the water was calm and colorful after sunset. And it's not common to see the Common Loon taking off against the golden color backdrop.
Summer 2022. Local pond in Edmonton.
Photo is copyrighted. All rights reserved. Please do not use the photo without permission. Thank you for viewing and comments.