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I have never ever seen a Wood Duck. Are those colours typical?
Yes, the male wood ducks are really beautiful and colorful, specifically in good light. My favorite ducks are these and the Harlequins. I haven't changed the color of this picture. I only increased clarity in Lightroom and added a little bit sharpness with Topaz studio.
 
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Wow - I can't imagine having such a sharp image with any more vibrant natural color than this photo has!
That guy was diving and coming out so I guess a shiny glaze was there at that moment with sun at the back. A few minutes later another one at a close spot but facing the sun looks a bit different.
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AlanF

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Yes, the male wood ducks are really beautiful and colorful, specifically in good light. My favorite ducks are these and the Harlequins. I haven't changed the color of this picture. I only increased clarity in Lightroom and added a little bit sharpness with Topaz studio.
I wish we had some over here to brighten things up.
 
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Still getting a feel for the 100-500L. It's clearly the best long zoom I've used. I believe it matches the 100-400L--sharpness, clarity, color rendition--and gives you an additional 100mm to boot in an extremely compact package. My hit rate for BIF shots has also improved.

It was a bit of an overcast day with intermittent rain showers. That actually established a mood that I don't normally capture.

Here is the majestic ahinga. It can often look goofy when it spreads it wing and points its beak to the sky, but this pose highlights its beauty.
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I normally don't shoot small birds, so this was different for me. Here is a yellow warbler being rather attentive.
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This one's more relaxed.
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Here is a male common yellow throat. I love the black mask on his face.
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Cardinals are probably my most-shot bird, but mostly in my backyard. This wet one is one of my few shots in the wild.
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I employed a slightly different processing method with this great blue. I'm trying to decide if I like it.
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Snowy egrets are fairly common here, but I really like the background.
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A couple more cavorting around in the trees.
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I normally avoid vultures, but these black vultures are moving through the area, and they are more interesting looking than the more common turkey vultures in the area.
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Great shots!
 
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AlanF

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Brown Noddy on a Pelican, Galapagos. Would the R5 be confused? And the Brown Noddy flying. The good old 5DSR and 100-400mm II is not bad for BIF. It's slow fps actually makes it a lot easier to select shots at the end of the day - I am taking far too many short fast burst and racking up too many with my newer bodies.3Q7A5375-DxO_brown_noddy_tern_on_pelican_small.jpg3Q7A5404-DxO_brown_noddy_flying.jpg
 
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