My first Wood Duck

[Maestro]

I have seen pictures of this duck only but I have wanted to get a picture of it so after a training at work which was near White Rock Lake in the Dallas area, I stopped by the lake and I found one. It was shot in very harsh light and I was afraid of overexposing the shot so it ended up being a bit dark. I lightened it up a bit in Photoshop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/wood_duck.jpg

[Art Scott]

Nicely done:thumb

[ginger_55]

That is cool, I like where he is "perched". I photographed one the other day, I think he was a bit dark, too, and not perched nicely, but I think I will go check it out. I am not seeing them this year like I have in the past. And in the past, I ignored them, beginner that I was/am, or idiot. smile.

Yours is super cool!

ginger

[Dick on Aruba]

Nice one Maestro :thumb

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

[ShepsMom]

I think your duck look great, much better then my duck :thumb

[dbaker1221]

good capture..:thumb i'd love to get close to one like that.

[Maestro]

good capture..:thumb i'd love to get close to one like that.

I literally was laid out prostrate on my stomach not more than 2 inches to the water. And there were tons of cormorants above me which would occasionally come to close to giving me an unwanted "waste" shower. :huh

[raptorcaptor]

Congrats on your first Wood Duck! :thumb They are beautifull birds, and fun to photograph.

[jwear]

well :thumb wood duck are fun to shoot great color :ivar

[ShepsMom]

I literally was laid out prostrate on my stomach not more than 2 inches to the water. And there were tons of cormorants above me which would occasionally come to close to giving me an unwanted "waste" shower. :huh

:roflWe need to have a separate thread titled "Pictures of people photographing birds" LOL

[Ric Grupe]

I bet you would have liked to see the light and the shadows reversed on this one.:nod

Still a very nice shot.....and better than any WD shot that I have.:D

[Maestro]

I bet you would have liked to see the light and the shadows reversed on this one.:nod

Still a very nice shot.....and better than any WD shot that I have.:D

Yeah, my relationship with the sun, as I said in another thread, is sort of love/hate right now. I need the light, but I can't seem to compensate for the type of light hitting the subject. I guess I need to play with the exposure values and shoot in RAW more often.

[Ric Grupe]

Yeah, my relationship with the sun, as I said in another thread, is sort of love/hate right now. I need the light, but I can't seem to compensate for the type of light hitting the subject. I guess I need to play with the exposure values and shoot in RAW more often.
Patience.......................................... .................................................. ................................:rolleyes

Nothing wrong with the technical aspects of this shot. I find that luck is the biggest factor in getting a real good one when doing wildlife.

[BigAl]

Very nice comp :thumb Have tried a slight s-curve in curves on it?

[Maestro]

Very nice comp :thumb Have tried a slight s-curve in curves on it?

Yes. I might go in and try again, but I was afraid of "blowing out" some of the colors.