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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Glenn Bartley on August 16, 2012, 11:35:58 am

Title: Harlequin Duck
Post by: Glenn Bartley on August 16, 2012, 11:35:58 am

This past spring while I was guiding a group of photographers here on Vancouver Island one of my clients really inspired me with his commitment to getting a low angle shot of these beautiful ducks. The rocky shoreline can make this kind of image difficult but he was not to be deterred and got some really sweet images. I have to admit that I was jealous of the shots that he got and had to go back with my own camera a few weeks later to try for my own.

(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/6049/harlequinduck58.jpg)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 320
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Title: Re: Harlequin Duck
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 16, 2012, 02:56:33 pm

Harlequins are one of my favorite ducks. The only time I ever saw any live was 38 years ago on an inland mountain stream in Iceland. Beautiful!

Title: Re: Harlequin Duck
Post by: fike on August 16, 2012, 03:12:32 pm

nice shot.  you had a lot of light to work with there, didn't you?

Title: Re: Harlequin Duck
Post by: Tony Jay on August 16, 2012, 08:05:41 pm

Glenn, even the old thesaurus is having trouble keeping up with appropriate adjectives to describe your work.

Well done

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Harlequin Duck
Post by: Lloyd Mayeda on August 17, 2012, 06:22:24 am

Quote from: Tony Jay on August 16, 2012, 08:05:41 pm

Glenn, even the old thesaurus is having trouble keeping up with appropriate adjectives to describe your work.

Well done

Tony Jay

+1  Another engaging image!  Thanks for sharing.