Hooded Mergansers

Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
edited December 30, 2006 in Wildlife
Well after some bad weather here in the Toronto area, I managed to get out with the new 400mm L lens and test this baby out. Talk about the weather here in this area. Lots of rain and clouds. Enjoy these shots!

Notice a hitch hiker on the last shot, I think this is a snail taking a ride.


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Regards - Dennis

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    Really nice, Dennis! Great action and the color of the water is neat. Cool looking duck, too! thumb.gif
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    Great action shots Dennis. I think the first one may need a bit of CCW rotation, or maybe my glasses are on crooked!
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    Rohirrim wrote:
    Great action shots Dennis. I think the first one may need a bit of CCW rotation, or maybe my glasses are on crooked!

    Thanks for your comments on these images and I agree with you on the first image, some how I missed that correction and it must be my glasses that are on crooked. Fixed the image and now it should look fine now.

    Thanks again.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    Really nice, Dennis! Great action and the color of the water is neat. Cool looking duck, too! thumb.gif

    Thanks for your comments on these images and glad that you liked them. And yes these little guys are cool is right, they even look better when there crest is out.

    Best regards
    Regards - Dennis

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    Very nice Dennis! clap.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2006
    Dennis Kaczor wrote:
    Well after some bad weather here in the Toronto area, I managed to get out with the new 400mm L lens and test this baby out. Talk about the weather here in this area. Lots of rain and clouds. Enjoy these shots!

    Notice a hitch hiker on the last shot, I think this is a snail taking a ride.


    30D_0517.jpg


    30D_0519.jpg

    Fantastic! The sense of motion, the color, the reflection in the water all make these two wonderful photos.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 25, 2006
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Very nice Dennis! clap.gif

    Thank you very much raptorcaptor for your comments.

    Regards
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 25, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Fantastic! The sense of motion, the color, the reflection in the water all make these two wonderful photos.

    Hello Maestro, thanks for your comments on these two images.

    Best regards
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    Very well done Dennis!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    sensationalclap.gifwings.gif :ivar
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Very well done Dennis!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Dick.

    Hello Dick, thank you for your comments on these images and I'm happy about these shots.

    Best Regards
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2006
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    sensationalclap.gifwings.gif :ivar

    Thank you very much for your comments on these images.

    Best Regards
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2006
    VERY NICE! thumb.gif
    These guys have that "GOTCHYA" factor with that hood to begin with.
    A nice lens makes a HUGE diff with wildlife as I have learned.
    You've just scratched the surface! :D
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2006
    GraphyFotoz wrote:
    VERY NICE! thumb.gif
    These guys have that "GOTCHYA" factor with that hood to begin with.
    A nice lens makes a HUGE diff with wildlife as I have learned.
    You've just scratched the surface! :D

    Hello GraphyFotoz, yes I agree that the lens makes a difference for sure, I had the Canon 100-400mm L IS lens and found it to be too slow for focusing on shots like this. Sold the 100-400 for the 400mm L prime and love that I can focus much faster and capture shots like this with the new lens.

    Thanks for the comments on these images, I was happy to see the results of the new lens. Looking forward to getting used to this new toy.

    All the Best
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
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