Harlequin Duck

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Description

From earlier this year. Not an unusual visitor along the Oregon Coast and I’m more likely to see them on the rocks than in the water.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

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Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/500, f10, -1/3 EV; ISO 1600

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Very nice, Allen. I like the pose and composition and that diagonal rock face works very well to divide the image into some nice triangles.

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HI Allen, nicely seen and composed. Interesting rocks add to the story of this beautiful bird. Well done.

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HI Allen
Thank you for showing this colorful duck, nice framing a great detail.
Peter

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One of my favorite birds. The most important thing with Harlequins always seems to be the exposure, which can be tough, and you absolutely nailed it.

I like the diagonal perch. Though I feel a sliver could be cropped off the left to give it a bit more relative space in front of the bird, this still works quite well.

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