When the Ducks come to you

ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
edited April 18, 2006 in Wildlife
Not getting much past the back yard now day looking out the window and seeing a Mallard parked at the neighbors was a shock. First though great photo op, grab camera, second thought, D@%N! Netting a injured bird is not on the list for today. Muffed both shots since I was pushing bird to lift off which it did, yea! Then I hear another one, look over my shoulder and on the roof of the other neighbors house was the hen, don't want to have to go up there either.
High point I did get a couple good shots of her before she took off and actually cranked the EC up enough..First time ever:clap:clap:clap
C&C welcome.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Wow youa re lucky having the birds come to you. Wish I was that lucky. :D

    Good captures too. On the comp, when I'm shooting a subject and know I'm not goig to get the whole body in I try to comp it so the subjects body comes out of the lower corner of the frame (left or right depending on the direction they are looking).
    Harry
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Wow youa re lucky having the birds come to you. Wish I was that lucky. :D


    Sure Harry surerolleyes1.gif

    Thanks and will try to remember the comp part, will probably take a bit for it to sink in... Look how long it took for the +EVrolleyes1.gif
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,979 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    Sure Harry surerolleyes1.gif

    Thanks and will try to remember the comp part, will probably take a bit for it to sink in... Look how long it took for the +EVrolleyes1.gif
    Not only did they come to you, but they sat in a nice spotlight as well. :D Great exposure and detail. Nicely done, Thusie. thumb.gif

    Regards,
    My Pics
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Great shots, well done.

    Dick.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    Thanks much Richard and Dick, do appreciate you stopping by:):
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 18, 2006
    Nice shots. I like the lighting on the second one the best.



    Although, I believe it's actually a juvenile eagle. :uhoh

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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited April 18, 2006
    kdog wrote:
    Nice shots. I like the lighting on the second one the best.



    Although, I believe it's actually a juvenile eagle. :uhoh

    -joel
    Was in a hurry, 1st or 2nd year bird?:):

    Glad you like the shots
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