Wood Duck (f)

[Steve Kaluski]

• Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
• ƒ/9
• 500mm
• 1/800s
• ISO 2000
• Steve Kaluski
• Flash not fired
• Fri, 22 February 2019 8:29 PM
• www.untamedimages.co.uk
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.2 (Macintosh)

Killing a few days prior to spending three weeks skiing in Canada, so hooked up with a good friend to see what was out there and if there may have been any good sightings of SEO's. Sadly not, but gave an excuse to get the 5D4 correctly set up and is now a great asset to the 1DX MK2's. Not an outstanding shot, but good to see the greater depth of detail this camera captures compared the the 1DX's.

Arash if you read this, all the local spots you and I know have been simply hammered and any SEO's are right on the waters edge with zero chance of getting close, no Harriers opposite either.

Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.

Steve

Subject: Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
Location:Canada, BC
Camera: Canon EOS 5D MKIV
Lens: 500f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/800s at f/9 ISO2000
Original format: Landscape, slight crop LHS and at the top
Processed via: LRCC Classic & PSCC2019

 

[David Roach]

Love that BG for showing off this colorful beauty. The EXP, SH and details all spot on. Wish for more on the right. TFS

 

[Chris van Rooyen]

The detail is really mind-blowing, and the soft light complements it beautifully. Would prefer slightly more space on the right.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

The detail is really mind-blowing, and the soft light complements it beautifully.

Thanks guys, unfortunately no more image content to the RHS, but easy to extend.

As a JPEG with a small amount of compression and with only 256 colour there is slight loss of detail, but the hi res is very surprising and is defiantly better than the 1DX's, but for me it's all dependant on the moment in which to use either body as each has it's own merits.

Sadly Chris I won't be in SA this year with the gorgeous light and awesome subjects, but the 5D4 will have other opportunities this year, one in particular that will be challenging, but 2020 will have the location hopefully it will revel in. :S3:

 

[John Mack]

Nice pose on the duck. Don't mind the boz perch since you usually see them on their nest boxes. The detail is great. I like the composition the way it is.

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Top notch Steve, the colours and plumage detail and scales are all outstandingly good.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

I like the composition the way it is.

So do I John, hence the format, to me it works. :w3

 

[Steve Kaluski]

the colours and plumage detail and scales are all outstandingly good.

Cheers Jon, again, partly the 5D4, but also understanding colour and what/how LR works, not flooding it with blacks, contrast and saturation, but also using PS for what it's intended for, the tweaks you cannot achieve using anything else.:bg3: