Woodies For Ya!

Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
edited April 18, 2010 in Wildlife
Here are a few images of the Wood Ducks as they are back in our neck of the woods again.


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Regards - Dennis

Dennis Kaczor Photography

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  • Cincy BruceCincy Bruce Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited April 12, 2010
    Nice job. I have yet to get a decent shot of these.

    Bruce
  • slpollettslpollett Registered Users Posts: 1,220 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    Beautiful! I just love that first one. We rarely see wood ducks around here, but I feel like I could just reach out and touch these. I love the vibrant colors and the detail in the feathers. Nice capture.

    Sherry
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  • sugarbearsugarbear Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited April 12, 2010
    Such amazing shots! I stay up hours looking at this forum and all the spectacular images that are posted. I hope one day to be able to come close to capturing images like these. I'm looking to upgrade my camera, I have the D50, noticed you have both the D300s and D700. Which camera did you take these pictures with? Can you give me any idea why I might like the D700 over the D300, do you find any great difference between the two? I have the money to buy either one but my knowledge is small due to being a beginner but always willing to learn. I love taking nature, flowers, animals, landscapes, family, weddings, portraits, and can't wait to dive into macro photography! I do love the Nikon line and thank you for any pointers you can give me in direction. Again, these shots are just beautiful! wings.gif
  • squirl033squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    that first one is simply fabulous... i have lots of wood duck photos, but this one is superb!
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  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2010
    These are sweet! thanks for sharing!
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    MakeMeShutter wrote:
    Beautiful images, these birds are quite skiddish where I live.
    I love the colors of these ducks.

    Thank you for your comments on this series. I have heard that they can become skiddish, but we don't seem to have that problem in my area, and I agree the colours on these ducks are just amazing.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Cincy Bruce wrote:
    Nice job. I have yet to get a decent shot of these.

    Bruce

    Bruce, thanks for your comments and I'm sure in good time you will be able to get your decent shot of these ducks.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    slpollett wrote:
    Beautiful! I just love that first one. We rarely see wood ducks around here, but I feel like I could just reach out and touch these. I love the vibrant colors and the detail in the feathers. Nice capture.

    Sherry

    Thanks Sherry for the nice comments on these images, and to bad that you don't see them all that much as they are one of the nicest ducks. I'm glad that you enjoyed the images and again thanks.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    sugarbear wrote:
    Such amazing shots! I stay up hours looking at this forum and all the spectacular images that are posted. I hope one day to be able to come close to capturing images like these. I'm looking to upgrade my camera, I have the D50, noticed you have both the D300s and D700. Which camera did you take these pictures with? Can you give me any idea why I might like the D700 over the D300, do you find any great difference between the two? I have the money to buy either one but my knowledge is small due to being a beginner but always willing to learn. I love taking nature, flowers, animals, landscapes, family, weddings, portraits, and can't wait to dive into macro photography! I do love the Nikon line and thank you for any pointers you can give me in direction. Again, these shots are just beautiful! wings.gif

    Thanks very much Lano, and glad that you enjoyed seeing these images. I took these with the Nikon D300S and the 500mm lens. I do have both cameras and got the D700 first and went down to Floida with it. Being a full sensor for birding is OK, but you loose the extra reach with this camera because of the full sensor. I think this is great camera, faster focusing than the D300S for sure, and a few other things as well. You can use this for nature, but if you need to get closer to the subject, than the D300 is the camera with the 1.5 factor for the extra reach and that is why I bought this camera for birding and nature.

    So you really need to decide on what you do most of your photography with, and people, landscapes, weddings etc the D700 would fit in perfect. If you spend most of your time with nature shooting the D300 might be the best way to go here. Just my 2 cents worth.

    Hope that this help in some way for you.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    squirl033 wrote:
    that first one is simply fabulous... i have lots of wood duck photos, but this one is superb!

    Thanks Rocky, glad that you liked that image, I think a lot of us have tons of images of wood ducks and we keep on going back for more and more shots of them.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Mark Edell wrote:
    These are sweet! thanks for sharing!

    You are more than welcomed Mark, and thanks for your comments on this set.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Outstanding images Dennsi. clap.gif
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2010
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding images Dennsi. clap.gif

    Thanks Harry for your comments.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2010
    Nice reflections on the second shot, Dennis! thumb.gif
    Glenn

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 16, 2010
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice reflections on the second shot, Dennis! thumb.gif

    Thanks Glenn for your comments on these.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    Excellent set, Dennis! thumb.gif

    Woodies wait till I creep into range and then mock me as they fly off.:D
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    Beautiful Dennis. clap.gif I wish we had them here.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Excellent set, Dennis! thumb.gif

    Woodies wait till I creep into range and then mock me as they fly off.:D

    Thanks Ric, and here we don't have an issue with them here taking flight, in fact they are all 15 to 20 feet away, and around 12 or so in this pond.

    I have heard this many times about trying to get close and when you do they take off, that is to bad. The one thing to try is take un-salted peanuts with you and through some in the water and they will dive for them if it's not to deep and they just may stay around. It does work.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2010
    dlplumer wrote:
    Beautiful Dennis. clap.gif I wish we had them here.

    Thanks Dan, and I agree such a nice duck to photograph.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
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