Spin Dry

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I stopped on a beach road in DennisPort, Mass to photograph a Great Egret in a small stream behind the Ocean. As I made my way down to the Egret, this Red-brested Merganser started its’ bath.
I thought this post would go nicely with Dennis Hooded Merganser. Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

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Z8, Nikon 180-600mm & 1.4ext, f13, 5800mm, -.3EV, 1/1600, ISO 9000 It was cropped by 30% in DXO PhotoLab 8, and I adjusted the whites and used the Tone Curve to handle the blacks. The f13 was the result of a setting error.

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Wow! Another crazy pose! It certainly goes well with Dennis’s “black lagoon” image.

Some great action here Peter! I love all twirling head movements and bubbles in the water.

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Great action series of the red merganser, Peter! It is always very cool when we get lucky when we stumble upon the unexpected bird in action. :heart_eyes:

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Peter - a really nice series! I love them all and can’t pick a favorite.

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HI Glenys, Lori & Sandy
Thank you for your kind words, as Lori said some time nature just hands you show to photograph.
Peter
Ps
I will post the rest of the Spin Dry tomorrow.

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Great series, Peter. I always love this kind of shot and can never resist them, though I usually have small birds and not enough light to stop the action like you’ve managed in these. It gives a whole different looks to this guy. I think mine needed to do a bit of this to spruce up for his lady.

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A very nice series and the sharpness is spot on. Just about every side of the bill and head are covered in the series. This is awesome and frozen water drops add essential things to the story…Jim

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Hi Dennis & Jim
Thank you for your kind words. It look like I had the wrong Id for this bird, it’s a Red-brested Merganser, not a Hooded Merganser.
Peter