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Description
Saw these ducklings at the state park pond earlier this week. Not the best conditions for photography as it was really overcast. But I rarely get to see wood ducks let alone ducklings so I thought I’d share.
Specific Feedback
I tried to compensate for the dark conditions by upping exposure and saturation. Any thoughts on that?
Technical Details
Canon R7, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x extender III
ISO 6400, f7.1, 1/1600s, hand held
Processed in DXO Pure Raw 3 and Photoshop.
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Oh, they are just too cute, Allen. You did a fine job with the DOF as all the little ones are nice and sharp along with the mother. I like that you captured them down at their level it looks like. I don’t blame you for pointing your camera at that family of Wood ducks.
Nothing much cuter than ducklings, Allen, and you have a great row of them along with a very proud looking mother who’s pretty cute herself. Nice job finding the angle and getting them all pretty much in the same plane.
I think this works just fine and is a lot of fun. If I remember right, I’ve only gotten a couple of photos of Woodies with ducklings, so congrats on this achievement. Recently I learned that if a female can’t find her own nest she will lay eggs in another’s and so that’s one reason you see Woodies with such large broods.
