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Description
I was fortunate to find all three of the teals seen in Oregon on a single outing recently. The Blue is an uncommon finding; I posted the fourth image to show the blue in their wings. There was a fourth teal recently seen in the state, a Baikal Teal, a very rare finding of a bird from east Asia.
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Any thoughts appreciated.
Technical Details
Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC, all at 700 mm.
All at 1/400, f10; EV= 1/3, 2/3, 2/3, 2/3; ISO=1600,1600,1000, 1250
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Very nice series of images, Allen. I like all of them. The background and water are wonderful in the first, and the opposite poses in the first of the Blue-winged images are wonderful, though I think I’d remove some of the background stuff that I find a bit distracting in that one.
Allen, these are all excellent!! Sweet poses and environment in every one, and the pairs are especially nice.
There were a few Baikals in Japan- a gorgeous duck with amazing luminescence .
Great series !
Very nice series Allen. I find these ducks very difficult to get close to so seeing these is a real treat. I like each image - agree with removing some of the background elements in the third image. Well done.
You are lucky with so many different teals around. And with a photographer who knows how to portray them. In Belgium, as far as I know, we only have 2 types of teals: the green winged teal, we call the ‘winter’ teal and the other one, not shown here, is the ‘summer’ teal. I will be on the lookout…
Regarding the pictures themselves, I have no remarks, except maybe the minor issue of the background in the 3d one. It depends on what one prefers: nature photography or Photoshop photography.
Any other beautiful ducks in Oregon?
Golly these are beautiful. Beautifully captured as well. I like the habitat surrounding them. I might also consider removing a little of the background in the third image., particularly the stick behind the head.
Thanks, Xavier. We have a lot of ducks in Oregon, mostly, I think are here for the winter, but the overall list would include Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, Scaup, Wood Duck, Ringed-necked Duck, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Harlequin Duck, Goldenyeyes, Mergansers, and Scoters. And then there are the human, though not sure about beautiful, ducks as the “The Ducks” is the name for the athletic teams at the University of Oregon.
