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Well, this one turned out...er...the way it turned out. DISTANT shot, sun not favorable. I processed the heck out of it. Could not, of course, make it into a razor sharp image, but it did turn into a sort of dreamy, ethereal capture of ducks on the move.
From a previous late winter outing, the image has just sat in its folder...not ever moving to the top of any queue. Rather than just kill it completely, I offer it for what it is.
My DSLR was broken, so I used an old Coolpix P510.
For my dear daughter. She loves ducks :) and she encouraged me to post them.
Many thanks for all your recent kind comments and favourites.
This pair of ducks were swimming in a marsh at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, Florida. See this, and more, on my website at tom-claud.pixels.com.
The ducks are fun and interesting to watch and photograph. But I have come to realize that while the ducks are my subject, what truly draws me is the light that illuminates their environment... the light that creates the rich colours of the reflections, the abstract pattern of ripples, and the constantly changing textures of their watery world.
Most unusual scene to just post one shot of this. The Mandrin duck is still at the lake and the wood ducks are still there after all this time.
He was hanging around with some male Mallards at the edge of the pond where someone had dropped bird seed. Couldn't believe how close he let me get. They usually take off before I get anywhere near.
Two drakes and a hen Wood Ducks in the stream at Bear Creek Park. Although not certain, I think the drakes were in competition for the hen's affection. Keller, Texas, USA, February 2015
I will be away from my computer for a couple of days after this morning. A wedding in the family, and other activities.
Have a good week. Will see you when I get back!!!
Can anyone identify the type of ducks here?
Spotted at Mud Lake in Ottawa. He seemed to be fancy free while female ducks were herding bunches of young around.
Five Teal ducks enjoying the sunshine on a cold winters morning, dabbling in the mud or the River Deben Woodbridge Suffolk
Ducks in a pond in Florida. The building reflections give the impression of a 3D space due to the ripples from the ducks. The "stars" are highlighted bubbles picking up the early morning light.
.an aside: I was just walking past with my dog and snapping pictures with the little camera- Lake Carnegie is usually good for a decent waterfowl picture now and then. I did not even look at these photos until days later and had to consult my bird book to see who the brown-headed fellow is. I now know he is a Pintail Duck and I have never seen one before; had I known he was there hanging with the Mallards I would have taken better pictures! So, the dogs are walked in this park frequently and I will certainly stay alert for the Pintail!
Ruddy Duck male (Oxyura jamaicensis)
New Jersey
A friend of mine has recently asked a question on image sharpness and detail. Since there are many things that effect it, I thought it might be interesting to put up some thoughts here and hopefully some of you may take a moment to chime in and either correct things I'll mention below or add more thought on the subject....
Here is what comes to mind right off the bat.....
#1 Equipment stability- Any movement of the camera during the exposure can result in image degradation. This is both a tripod and technique issue and is usually most prevalent at slower shutter speeds.. Poor technique results in poor images!!!!
#2 Equipment calibration- many of you have either done this or know someone whom has, personally I have never seemed to have this need. Let me know if you think I need to though, maybe I'm missing something!!
#3 Atmospheric conditions- many different weather related conditions can have a dramatic effect on our final images.
Heat shimmer, haze, rainy, snowy, or foggy weather are what first come to mind.
#4 Subject distance- the farther our subject is from the camera the more detail we loose, so essentially cropping an image way down will obviously result in a soft image.
#5 Equipment-There is good reason why many of us have invested in quality equipment and it has little to do with wasting money. That's not to say everyone has to invest tens of thousands of dollars in equipment to get good images...
There are more reasonable alternatives on the market today than ever before, most do have their limitations but one can often work around these...
#6 Exposure- I personally think this is one of the most often over looked subjects..... Many people set the camera on auto exposure and just fire away, cameras are pretty smart today but they are not that smart.
Both over exposure and under exposure can have effects on image color and detail.....