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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Glenn Bartley on October 24, 2010, 11:18:23 am

Title: Wilson's Phalarope
Post by: Glenn Bartley on October 24, 2010, 11:18:23 am

I found this pretty little lady in Alberta during my drive across Canada this spring. She was having a field day feeding on all of the bugs on the surface of the pond. Great news for her...not so great for me as they were having a field day biting ME!!!

(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6136/sphalarope04.jpg)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

Title: Re: Wilson's Phalarope
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on October 24, 2010, 01:42:18 pm

Quote from: Glenn Bartley on October 24, 2010, 11:18:23 am

I found this pretty little lady in Alberta during my drive across Canada this spring. She was having a field day feeding on all of the bugs on the surface of the pond. Great news for her...not so great for me as they were having a field day biting ME!!!

So you were feeding the ducks yourself, albeit indirectly. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase.

Nice shot, too.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Wilson's Phalarope
Post by: wolfnowl on October 24, 2010, 04:25:47 pm

Reminds me of when I was working in southern Saskatchewan in... well a couple of years ago.  Anything bigger than a mud puddle had a pair of ducks or grebes or... really got used to seeing that many waterfowl every day.

Mike.

Title: Re: Wilson's Phalarope
Post by: Ifocus4u on October 24, 2010, 08:46:57 pm

She is a delight to see.  Lovely and thanks for sharing her with us all.  :)