Posts Tagged ‘Wood Duck’

Leftover from Fall

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008


Exp: 1/640 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 400
Gear: Canon 40D, 400F5.6L

Winter has definitely arrived here in NE Ohio.  But I thought I’d post a shot I took back in October.  It was taken the day of the annual wood duck festival. There were quite a few other photographers there that day and luckily the ducks didn’t disappoint.  I was able catch this guy shaking the water off his wings.  I used LR2 to bring the water down about 1/3 of a stop this makes the duck stand out more and makes color in the water look more saturated.  Click the image above for a desktop sized image.

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Mom’s Kisses

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008


Exp: 1/250s @ f/5.6, ISO 400
Gear: Canon Rebel XTi, 400F5.6L, Handheld

Today I’m sharing an image with you that won first prize in the waterfowl category in the Wood Duck Photography Contest.  It is a contest held by the Cleveland Metroparks during their annual Wood Duck Festival.  I took this image last year but reprocessed it because the background was a little too hot.  But with the extra touches it doesn’t distract from the main subject.  Hope to see some of you at the festival!

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