Common Loon - Early Morning Sunrise Shot
This loon loved to give me lots of exercise. It would go from one end of the lake to the other. I would work in close, get a few shots and it would dive. It was feeding and was diving repeatedly. They average about 60 seconds underwater, before they pop up. Sometimes, if it is real calm, I can track their movements as the bubbles come to the surface when they are going through the aquatic weeds on the bottom. You have to always figure that they are quite a ways ahead of the rising bubbles. But, at least it gives you an idea of which way you should be looking. They like to come up behind you. Sometimes, when the water is clear I can see them swim under the raft and check it out.
I love it when I can get a shot where the beautiful iridescence shows up.
Camera Settings: f/7.1 - 1/800 - 280mm - ISO 640
Common Loon - Early Morning Sunrise Shot
This loon loved to give me lots of exercise. It would go from one end of the lake to the other. I would work in close, get a few shots and it would dive. It was feeding and was diving repeatedly. They average about 60 seconds underwater, before they pop up. Sometimes, if it is real calm, I can track their movements as the bubbles come to the surface when they are going through the aquatic weeds on the bottom. You have to always figure that they are quite a ways ahead of the rising bubbles. But, at least it gives you an idea of which way you should be looking. They like to come up behind you. Sometimes, when the water is clear I can see them swim under the raft and check it out.
I love it when I can get a shot where the beautiful iridescence shows up.
Camera Settings: f/7.1 - 1/800 - 280mm - ISO 640