My first duck.

ShepsMom

Ok, it doesn't look as good as some of your ducks, but what the heck. I was shooting in raw and this is what came out. It was croped and looks grainy :nah

I'll do better next time.

dbaker1221

it's a good capture.. ...I'm just guessing but did you have it set on a high ISO or sometimes I get this if I crop the photo to much.

Maestro

Looks like a Mallard hen. Next time just tell her to turn the other way so you can get her looking at you. If you don't like the graininess of the shot, try Noise Ninja from Picture Code. I have had good results with it. http://www.picturecode.com/

ShepsMom

Thank you, i'll give it a try, i've heard of it before and always wondered how it works. Duck was far away, as always!!! All my birds are far away, i just can't reach them with my lens : That is why i have to crop till i drop, i mean till it's looks more less decent without noise, etc. I'm seriously need to go shoping for at least 400mm lens.

ShepsMom

dbaker1221 wrote:

it's a good capture.. ...I'm just guessing but did you have it set on a high ISO or sometimes I get this if I crop the photo to much.

if i remember, it was set at 300, one moment it was sunny, the next it looked like it's going to rain. Wahhh!!

Dick on Aruba

You can't complain with a nice picture like that.

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

raptorcaptor

Shooting raw take a bit of getting used to, but once you do it can save an image that was otherwise a throwaway! Ducks are excellent subjects to practice on. Bread will bring the ducks to you if you want them nice and close, but you might get too many!

ShepsMom

Dick on Aruba wrote:

You can't complain with a nice picture like that.

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

Thank you Dick, you're very nice!!:D

ShepsMom

raptorcaptor wrote:

Shooting raw take a bit of getting used to, but once you do it can save an image that was otherwise a throwaway! Ducks are excellent subjects to practice on. Bread will bring the ducks to you if you want them nice and close, but you might get too many!

Glenn, i think i'll try that trick, unless dogs will eat bread on the way to the ducks.....:D

jwear

I was looking for your dogs to be eating a duck and Glenn you mean $ not bread right you never feed the wildlife just for a shot do you next time yell turn around it has not worked for me yet but I do keep trying