My neighbors down the street put this out on the point of a pond. And it sits, all by itself.
It's wonderful!
I went a little before sunrise to get the shot, and wasn't liking it. And as the sun rose, it started to show the reflections of the trees in the pond.
All of the sudden, I saw a speck in the middle of the reflection!! I was so excited!! It was too dark at that point to see the duck before hand, I had no idea he was there before he showed up in the reflection.
I was bracketing, and two of the shots in the bracket were longerish exposures, so I kept thinking "don't be blurry, don't be blurry!" all the way home. :)
Thanks for all the incredible comments!! I'm so glad you liked it. I thought it was something special.
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Congrats, vawendy, on your blue ribbon. While it's hard to say for sure the id of the waterfowl, my best guess, based on silhouette would be a Common Loon.
In Florida we have grebes that look like this. They are diving birds. Their range extends up to VA, so perhaps that's what you caught. Anyway, what I really wanted to say is this is a stunningly beautiful image. So peaceful!
I only used one of the three exposures in this image. The bracketing was because I was unsure of what exposure I would need.
typed by Jeff since Wendy is making lefse!
Just learned something new - never heard of lefse before. By the looks of the recipe, it sounds like a tricky thing to make, but "reads" delicious :-). Off to make a common omlett for my husband's breakfast with home eggs.
While it's hard to say for sure the id of the waterfowl, my best guess, based on silhouette would be a Common Loon.
We've never seen loons in our ponds, even though they winter in the tidewater region. It is probably a smaller than a loon or a cormorant, but was a kind of diving duck. It popped up in the reflection and dove again quickly. It was only in 3 frames before it dove.
if the duck was traversing the scene and in a different location for each exposure, I don't see how this can't get DQ'ed given the precedence set before it.
The submitted image is probably the result of only one of the three shots (at least it seems perfectly doable, editing-wise), in which case there shouldn't be any problem with validation.
I only used one of the three exposures in this image. The bracketing was because I was unsure of what exposure I would need.
if the duck was traversing the scene and in a different location for each exposure, I don't see how this can't get DQ'ed given the precedence set before it.
The submitted image is probably the result of only one of the three shots (at least it seems perfectly doable, editing-wise), in which case there shouldn't be any problem with validation.
Congrats, vawendy, on your blue ribbon. While it's hard to say for sure the id of the waterfowl, my best guess, based on silhouette would be a Common Loon.
I was bracketing, and two of the shots in the bracket were longerish exposures, so I kept thinking "don't be blurry, don't be blurry!" all the way home. :)
Does that mean the duck wasn't in all three exposures? Or at least in the same spot?
Reminds me of this shot:
Your entry was my only ten of the challenge, but if the duck was traversing the scene and in a different location for each exposure, I don't see how this can't get DQ'ed given the precedence set before it. Without the duck in that exact location, I would have given this a four or five at best.
Congratulations, W. I didn't look at this challenge, but you gave it some Zing, and some exceptional 'Awwww!' as well. Your titular pun is simply disgraceful. The best kind. Thank you.
This is such a delightfully simple image. The reflections in the water make a powerful statement which benefit from the lack of clutter. The bird is the icing on the cake or should that be the fairy on the tree?
I love the creativity and "out of the box" thinking of this. The negative space and subtlety of processing is very refreshing. My top pick! The title is cute too!
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