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Lesser Scaup

Postby Tim Zurowski on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:13 am

Male Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
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Postby Herderdog on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:22 am

OMG!!!! This is superb, Tim. It does not get anybetter. Great lighting--detail--colors.
Congratulations on such a fine work.
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Postby cartgate on Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:09 am

Aiyo! Sensational, Tim!
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Postby KK Hui on Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:13 am

Great shot, Tim!
Excellent detail and pleasing bg ...
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Postby Cooney on Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:59 am

So nice Tim, excellent detail with outstanding lighting!!
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Postby Ethan Meleg on Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:23 am

Wow! Incredible shot, Tim... definitely the best flight shot I've seen for this species. For that matter, I can't recall seeing many tight flight photos of them at all!
A very enviable photo!
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Postby landontaylor on Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:32 am

Awesome shot Tim!
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Postby saskbirder on Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:23 am

This is fantastic Tim. Bravo !
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Re: Lesser Scaup

Postby paul weston on Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:42 am

Superb flight shot,it really pops against that pretty BG.
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Postby jwild on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:11 pm

KK Hui wrote:Great shot, Tim!
Excellent detail and pleasing bg ...

And beautiful eye too !
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Postby Antino_Cervigni on Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:45 pm

Superb capture. Beautiful details and lighting
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Postby Alan Murphy on Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:50 pm

Fantastic shot Tim.
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Postby Matthew Studebaker on Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:07 pm

Yes- best flight shot I have seen of the species.
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Postby Tim Zurowski on Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:16 pm

Thanks for the comments everyone. :)

At this location (Esquimalt Lagoon) duck flight photography was REALLY good. Key word there is "was". For the past 15 years a very nice and generous lady has been feeding the waterfowl on a daily basis. Her feed bill must have been $1000+ per month. It was great when she showed up as all the ducks, geese and swans would come flying in, and then fly out after the feeding was done. You would have Buffleheads, Common Goldenye, Pintails, Wigeons, Scaups, etc. all within minimum focus distance. The federal fisheries have told her she has to stop the feedling immediately . . . . kind of like when the Town of Homer told the Eagle Lady she had to stop feeding the eagles. We'll have to see what happens this, and following years, now that she is not feeding. My gut feeling is that shots like this may become much more difficult in the future at this location :(
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Postby Sharon Hallowell on Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:15 pm

Stunning. Simply stunning! Sharon
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Postby Goshawkjv on Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:31 pm

my only question is HOW?????
gosh this is nice..
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Re: Lesser Scaup

Postby Bruce DiVaccaro on Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:07 pm

Tim,

Wonderful flight shot with amazing detail. Very well done.
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Postby Jody Melanson on Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:08 pm

Wow Tim! Love the 3d look to this!
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Re: Lesser Scaup

Postby Tom Sanders on Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:42 pm

Holy Cow!!! That's sweet Tim, wow love everything about this beautiful image!!

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Postby suzanne huot on Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:42 pm

I know how hard it is to isolate these scaup when flying in ,this is one superb capture of it in flight Tim.
I have to agree with you that our best chance of getting flying shots is probably here at the lagoon and will now just be a lovely memory
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