Ducks

[Yellow Wagon]

Shot this evening at the park near my house. Handheld, d7000, 80-200 F2.8 wide open. C&C welcome

 

[koalazf]

Nice shots!

The first one is perfect . The light is beautifull, the colors are great, everything.

I like ducks too and i've many pictures of them.

Soon i'll post some.

cheers

 

[rabman]

The first one is perfect . The light is beautifull, the colors are great, everything.

Please explain more. I thought the first was dark and the second was lit better. Just trying to learn.:thumbup:

 

[koalazf]

The first one is perfect . The light is beautifull, the colors are great, everything.

Please explain more. I thought the first was dark and the second was lit better. Just trying to learn.:thumbup:

I'm not an expert

It was just my idea.

I liked the dark light in the first. I think it gives a special touch to the pic,

The 2nd is great too but i still preferer the 1st

 

[Yellow Wagon]

The first shot was in a darker area of the pond so it was critical I tried to capture what I was seeing as accurately as possible. The lighting was warm but muted as it was broken up quite a bit as it passed trough the trees and made its way to the duck. The color rendition was most difficult to keep a warm hue without looking fake however the late day sun (6pm) was very warm. Much fine tuning of the white balance on camera before I got it right. I thought the slightly darker exposure complimented the muddy leaves and feathers on the duck also.

The second photograph is again much trial and error with exposure, starting with something much too over exposed due to the late day sun hitting the duck on the water. very difficult scenario to nail the exposure. I opted for a spot metering off the duck's chest and tweaked the white balance again to achieve a warmer hue that a standard setting to get it the way I thought looked most accurate.

I shoot for mood/style just as much as I do "by the book" for what would be considered an appropriate exposure. To me, a killer photo is one that captures the moment, not just the exposure. Wildlife is hard because if you don't nail the settings on the camera, you aren't doing these beautiful creatures any justice.

Thanks for your comments all!

 

[EricD]

Both look nice! I would have preferred a lower shooting angle but that may have not been possible at the time.

 

[michaelleggero]

i'd try to get rid of the greens and blues in the water and bring out more of the late day colors.... try some selective color saturation and see what kind of results you can get

Mike Leggero

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