Duck in the Pond.

jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
edited May 16, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
We were able to visit San Antonio, TX again this weekend. This time we visited the San Antonio Zoo. I had a blast! Took almost 10GB of shots that filled 2 4GB and 1 2GB CF cards. Luckily my kid brought along his Macbook so I was able to transfer the files at night to free up my cards for the next day. Here's one of the good shots that I was able to get. I had lots of throw-aways. Poor lighting, birds won't cooperate, lots of bystanders, too many sexy girls that distracts my attention eek.pngbiggrin.png Just kidding.

If somebody could ID this bird for me I would be very glad. My fault, I just took pictures without taking some shots of the tag board of the birds. I'm thinking of the precious memory space rather than ID'ing the birds first. redface.png
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Nikon D70, Nikon 18-70mm lens at 70mm, Exposure at ISO 200, f4.5 at 1/640 second, Matrix Metering in Aperture Priority Mode, Color processed in Lightroom 3.
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Comments

  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2011
    Nice shot, Jiro. It looks like they were cooperating, for the moment. Sorry I can't help ID them
    Werner
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    Not so distracted you couldn't get this shot :D Nice composition and vivid sharp on the subjects. Somekind of goose. Search brings up "Swan Goose" best I can tell.
    Michael
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    I'm sure the folks on the wildlife side will ID it pretty quickly. It's a beautiful duck; the neck is gorgeous. So is the photo ... so sharp and great colors! Glad to hear your son saved the day with the mac! :)
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    WernerG wrote: »
    Nice shot, Jiro. It looks like they were cooperating, for the moment. Sorry I can't help ID them

    Thanks, Werner. Out of the 5 shots I took, this is the most promising so I picked this one for processing. :D
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    DaddyO wrote: »
    Not so distracted you couldn't get this shot :D Nice composition and vivid sharp on the subjects. Somekind of goose. Search brings up "Swan Goose" best I can tell.

    Thank you very much, Michael. A lot of visitors started to pour in early at the zoo and it was really hard to get some decent shots with all those people walking around. I guess I got lucky that some of the shots turned out good and usable. :D
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    Eia wrote: »
    I'm sure the folks on the wildlife side will ID it pretty quickly. It's a beautiful duck; the neck is gorgeous. So is the photo ... so sharp and great colors! Glad to hear your son saved the day with the mac! :)

    Thanks, Eia. Without my kids laptop, I would not have taken some more shots as I only have 2 CF cards with me during the trip. :D
    Sitting quietly, doing nothing. Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    Another winner for you, brother. great capture and superb PP.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Another winner for you, brother. great capture and superb PP.

    Take care,

    Tom

    Thank you very much, Tom. thumb.gif:D
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