Male Blue-Winged Teal
Yesterday morning I was out at my local park quite early and managed to get a few shots at a decent distance, still quite far away, so this is a hefty crop.
I do think that the male Blue-Winged teals are attractive birds, but I do not find them very photogenic. Colour especially in their head can be difficult to capture and the white parts are so easy to end up being blown out. It seems to get good detail in the bright parts you need really flat light and then colours in the darker parts are almost non-existent.
Overall, I am pretty happy with this one, but for the most part when I see a couple, I tend to put my attention towards the female, of which I will post one tommorow, this guy's better half.
Male Blue-Winged Teal
Yesterday morning I was out at my local park quite early and managed to get a few shots at a decent distance, still quite far away, so this is a hefty crop.
I do think that the male Blue-Winged teals are attractive birds, but I do not find them very photogenic. Colour especially in their head can be difficult to capture and the white parts are so easy to end up being blown out. It seems to get good detail in the bright parts you need really flat light and then colours in the darker parts are almost non-existent.
Overall, I am pretty happy with this one, but for the most part when I see a couple, I tend to put my attention towards the female, of which I will post one tommorow, this guy's better half.