Some ducks

BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
edited September 4, 2007 in Wildlife
These pics were taken under pretty harsh light.


African Black Duck (used the beamer here)
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South African Shelduck
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Fulvous Duck
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Whitefaced Duck
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Yellowbilled Duck
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Comments

  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    Cool quackers! :D

    I particularly like the white-faced duck.

    It's so nice to have folks like you from different parts of the world all come together here to share their shots and experiences that many of us would never know anything about otherwise.

    Thanks, Big Al! clap.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    You did well in that light. thumb.gif
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    good set of shots Al!!clap.gif like the Fulvous Ducks alotthumb.gif


    I wanted to ask you if you have any trouble with the bottom ring on your bigma? I think mine is loose & at times the pins are not hooking up with the camerane_nau.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Cool quackers! :D

    I particularly like the white-faced duck.

    It's so nice to have folks like you from different parts of the world all come together here to share their shots and experiences that many of us would never know anything about otherwise.

    Thanks, Big Al! clap.gif
    Thank *you* Ric for the kind words!
  • m_granitem_granite Registered Users Posts: 146 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    Wonderful ducks they are.
    Alex Q.
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    You did well in that light. thumb.gif
    Thanks Harry!
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    good set of shots Al!!clap.gif like the Fulvous Ducks alotthumb.gif
    Thanks Dave. There used to only be one at the santuary, and now there's four wings.gif.

    dbaker1221 wrote:
    I wanted to ask you if you have any trouble with the bottom ring on your bigma? I think mine is loose & at times the pins are not hooking up with the camerane_nau.gif
    I'm not sure what you mean by the "bottom ring". The focussing ring or the ring which attaches to the camera?? The only problem I've been finding recently is that the zoom ring is a bit stiff in places.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Nice shots. I like the how, in the first one, there are those concentric ripples of water spreading out from the subject. The White Faced Duck is very nice. You probably already did as much as you could but you could probably tone down that light with a bit of PS work, especially in the curves settings.
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    good one Al thumb.gif I wish we had folks all over that would put birds from different places --thanks clap.gif
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    m_granite wrote:
    Wonderful ducks they are.
    Thanks Alex!
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    Oh, what a wonderful serial!
    very sharp, colorful!
    Yuri
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Nice shots. I like the how, in the first one, there are those concentric ripples of water spreading out from the subject. The White Faced Duck is very nice. You probably already did as much as you could but you could probably tone down that light with a bit of PS work, especially in the curves settings.
    Thanks Stephen!

    Trying to bring down the hot spots with curves would probably kill the dark areas. I think the only way to tone down the highlights is to try my hand at DavidTo's blending tut.

    BTW, you haven't put much up recently??
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    good one Al thumb.gif I wish we had folks all over that would put birds from different places --thanks clap.gif
    Thanks Jeff!
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Oh, what a wonderful serial!
    very sharp, colorful!
    Yuri
    Yuri! Thanks for looking and commenting!
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Nice set Big Al! thumb.gif
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Great collection of beautiful duck images, BigAl. Very nice color and detail. Good job handling the exposure. thumb.gifclap.gif
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Nice set Big Al! thumb.gif
    Thanks Glenn!
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Great collection of beautiful duck images, BigAl. Very nice color and detail. Good job handling the exposure. thumb.gifclap.gif
    Thanks for the kind words - much appreciated.
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