Small In The Frame Wood Duck In Winter Wonderland.

[Daniel Cadieux]

• Canon EOS R6
• 28.0-75.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 54mm
• 1/125s
• ISO 800
• Daniel Cadieux
• Sat, 25 January 2025 10:10 AM
• Daniel Cadieux
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.0.1 (Windows)

This species species can be easy to photograph over here, so when I saw the frosty wintry conditions (unusual for Wood Ducks as they migrate outta here before the winter) I had to try something different and include lots of the habitat. I put on a wider angle lens and waited for this over-wintering individual to swim in just the right spot. He is a lot closer to me than it appears in this frame. Hope you like it!

 

[Dave Goldberg]

This is really nice. I usually can't get to close to the wood ducks and the pond colors frequently don't compliment the bird's colors. This worked out very well.

 

[Kurt_Horne]

You created a great opportunity here with the ice, silver thaw, and a very contrasted colourful wood duck!

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Top notch image Dan !!!
Love the vision you create with shots like this , very cool
TFS Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Dan it's a gem - well done, I really like the image, very different and it has great impact. A really unusual and worthwhile image, I could se this doing well in competition.

 

[James Babbitt]

So different than most Woodie images. Great composition as a result of your preplanning and foresight. I like the slightly OOF ice in the foreground. Really l leads my eye to the duck.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

OMG Dan, I don't think I have ever seen an image where you have shot 24-70 in all of my 16 years, bloody good call!
The crisp, white of the landscape really 'pops' the duck well and I like the inclusion of the FG ice adds a tad of texture.

I'll raise you a glass of Inniskillin Ice wine for this Dan.

TFS
Steve

 

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys, glad you like it!

Steve, great choice for a raised glass

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Steve, great choice for a raised glass

It warrants it, but you could also have a glass of Burrowing Owl Port too.

 

[Brian Sump]

This is a doozie, as we would say Daniel.

Love your decision to get away from the traditional 500/600 lenses. Outside the box and the Woody's colors just jump off the cold, pale canvas.

Artistic and unique, beautifully done!