Single Duck Making waves
1 duck can move a lot of water
1 duck can move a lot of water
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Contender in the Visual Poetry Project
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texaaronpueschel
July 28, 2021
I takes good eyes to find shots like this. This is a very good picture. Isn't it fun when nature does the lines and symmetry and we find them?
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Location
The photo was taken down at our local small lake in Upper Coomera, Qld Australia. Its filled with many different birds to shoot.. I mean take a photo of lolTime
I shot this in the morning with the sun low at my back.Lighting
I love the morning light as it lights up the sky for a good reflection in the water. You can see the blue of the sky and the white of some clouds in the water for some contrast.Equipment
I have a Nikon D7200 and I used my 50-300 Nikon Telephoto Lens on my Tripod. I was at 100 ISO. 105mm f/14 at 1/30 hence the tripod. I used that f stop so the ripples would stay in focusInspiration
When I would take my morning walk around the lake the water was like glass. Then I would notice the wake in the water as the ducks would swim around. What I loved was that a small duck could make ripples in the water that would travel almost the whole lake. It made me think of Einsteins theory of every action has a reaction. The main problem I had was to get a single duck by itself with calm water in front of it. It actually took me 3 days of trying to get it. What I did was I saw this duck off by itself. Then I had to get it to come straight at me. So with the help of some duck food (NOT BREAD) I got the ducks attention and as luck would have it he came straight at me and voila, the photo.Editing
I did very little with just a tad of exposure lightening and a touch of contrast.In my camera bag
I have a D5300 and my D7200 I only have the kit lens a 55-105 and my 50 -300 telephotoFeedback
The only thing I can say is this shot took a lot of patience and planning where to shoot from and more patience.
