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[conropl]

Joel - Great pose, and I like the vignetting.

Here is a Snowy Owl from yesterday. Flash really helps.

1D X
580EX-II Flash w/ Better Beamer
560mm (400mm + 1.4X)
1/1000 sec
f/8
ISO 800


Snow Owl-7515 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Joel - Great pose, and I like the vignetting.

Here is a Snowy Owl from yesterday. Flash really helps.

1D X
580EX-II Flask w/ Better Beamer
560mm (400mm + 1.4X)
1/1000 sec
f/8
ISO 800


Snow Owl-7515 by westmichigan, on Flickr

Wow .... super sharp! Love the wink.

[Joel Eade]

Joel - Great pose, and I like the vignetting.


Snow Owl-7515 by westmichigan, on Flickr

Thanks....most of the vignetting was already there in the RAW image but I helped it along with Nik Color Efex Pro I don't normally try for back lighting but the gray patch of light behind the bird looked like it had a swirl to it that was cool, otherwise I probably would have deleted this one.

[conropl]

A few holes in the broken up ice in the channel have created some of the very few areas with open water for water fowl. Lake Michigan is frozen for as far as I can see, and it has driven some Long Tailed Ducks close to shore. I have never seen a Long Tailed Duck - evidently because they like to hang out way off shore where you can not see them. All taken with a 100-400mm w/ 1.4X at f/8. The first one is the mail and the second one is the female.


Long-Tailed Duck-7576 by westmichigan, on Flickr


Long-Tailed Duck (Female)-7757 by westmichigan, on Flickr


Long-Tailed Duck (Male & Female)-7663 by westmichigan, on Flickr


Long-Tailed Duck (Male & Female)-7631 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[conropl]

A Common Goldeneye
1D X
560mm
f/8
1/400 sec
ISO 1250


Common Goldeneye (Male)-7813 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[conropl]

Love the wink.

They do not seem to like to open there eyes much during the bright day light. She did not seem to mind me being there. I was whistling at her to get here to look at me and open her eyes, but the best I could get was one eye to open. Otherwise they just squint.

[sedwards]

no idea what this little guy is but he let me get real close for a pic. from Madeira Beach Florida.

IMG_2399 by sedwards679, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Blue Bird in the snow

1DX
700mm
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/800

[Joel Eade]

A Common Goldeneye
1D X
560mm
f/8
1/400 sec
ISO 1250


Common Goldeneye (Male)-7813 by westmichigan, on Flickr

Gorgeous ducks and neat to see an unusual species like the Long tails

[Joel Eade]

no idea what this little guy is but he let me get real close for a pic. from Madeira Beach Florida.

IMG_2399 by sedwards679, on Flickr

I don't know what this is....it's shaped like a blackbird or grackle but the color is odd. I looked through the Peterson Field Guide for Eastern and Central North America and did not see it. Might be an unusual visitor!