Dawn Patrol
I was set up for a long exposure in the dim predawn and foggy light before sunrise when a small flock of mergansers splashed down to my left. From there, they began a back and forth across the lake in front of me, which spoiled the lovely flat water reflections with their wakes. After a couple of blurry blob duck images on my part, I finally clued in to dramatically increase the ISO and see what would happen with this persistent dawn patrol. The result here is cropped to about half the original image. The photobombers were interesting to watch as periodically, one would dive and the rest would immediately follow. They'd all pop up together, still in line and going in the same direction, and I wondered if they directing small fish and feeding cooperatively.
Dawn Patrol
I was set up for a long exposure in the dim predawn and foggy light before sunrise when a small flock of mergansers splashed down to my left. From there, they began a back and forth across the lake in front of me, which spoiled the lovely flat water reflections with their wakes. After a couple of blurry blob duck images on my part, I finally clued in to dramatically increase the ISO and see what would happen with this persistent dawn patrol. The result here is cropped to about half the original image. The photobombers were interesting to watch as periodically, one would dive and the rest would immediately follow. They'd all pop up together, still in line and going in the same direction, and I wondered if they directing small fish and feeding cooperatively.