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A 5 pack of these beautiful Harlequin Ducks that decided spring was here and landed on the open water of the Yukon River. I have a feeling that when they wake up today they will be in for a little bit of a shock

Anyways, here are some action shots from their "run-by" they did on me on Sunday. Enjoy.

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Feb 04, 2014 at 06:40 AM
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Nice harlequins, Geoff! I think the pano crop for the last three was a good choice, and I like the sliver of ice showing in #3... sounds like you will be getting more of the cold stuff very soon! Head angle in the first two looks good, with nice light falling on the head. Great work! Stay warm


Feb 04, 2014 at 06:51 AM
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I agree I like the ice showing a bit also in #3. Nice series


Feb 04, 2014 at 06:54 AM
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mitesh wrote:
Nice harlequins, Geoff! I think the pano crop for the last three was a good choice, and I like the sliver of ice showing in #3... sounds like you will be getting more of the cold stuff very soon! Head angle in the first two looks good, with nice light falling on the head. Great work! Stay warm


I will try to stay warm Thanks Mitesh. I will go out on Wednesday and see if the ducks are around...-30C be damned...I'll be there with bells on Will see how many CF cards I can corrupt in those temps



Feb 04, 2014 at 07:36 AM
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Very nice images Geoff! #2 & #4 are my faves. Beauties.


Feb 04, 2014 at 08:44 AM
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I'm going to go against popular opinion here Geoff, I think the oof white in 3 is a negative element. I like the first two the best of the set with the second being the stronger of the two. I prefer the pose and the comp of that one Well done!

Stay warm

Tim



Feb 04, 2014 at 09:13 AM
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RobAmy wrote:
I agree I like the ice showing a bit also in #3. Nice series


Thanks Rob. The ice you see in #3 is the same thing I was lying on just a bit further back obviously!! That is as low as I can get



Feb 04, 2014 at 09:13 AM
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KCollett wrote:
Very nice images Geoff! #2 & #4 are my faves. Beauties.


Thanks Ken. Glad you like them. Much appreciated.



Feb 04, 2014 at 10:35 AM
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I'm with Tim. #3 doesn't work for me. #1 would be the best if you had gone horizontal, to get in more of the wave. Still I favour it over #2; by a small margin. Don't you get any sun there? Don


Feb 04, 2014 at 11:55 AM
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Very nice set Geoff. 1 and 2 are the strong images (some "POP"). 3 & 4 don't have the 'POP". TFS

Ted



Feb 04, 2014 at 12:04 PM
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It's #1 for me. I like the colors on the head shot and the glass look to the front portion of the wave.


Feb 04, 2014 at 12:04 PM
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Very nice set Geoff ! The first and last are my favorites

Birdie



Feb 04, 2014 at 12:11 PM
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Some nice clowns here Geoff...with 2, 5 and 6 my favorites.
Looking forward to heat and humidity...you're about to get both my friend!
Eric



Feb 04, 2014 at 12:48 PM
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Nice shots, these guys look like fun

Howard



Feb 04, 2014 at 04:13 PM
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A really fine set, Geoff.
My favorite is the first because 1- Everything is just right (perspective, comp, focus, etc.) and 2- I love all that bubbling water with the harlequin right in the middle of it.
Charlie



Feb 04, 2014 at 04:20 PM
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Beautiful shots and beautiful birds, the last one is my favorite.

Marcelo



Feb 04, 2014 at 04:34 PM
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Very nice Geoff. It's the first two for me ~ Ron


Feb 04, 2014 at 09:03 PM
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
I'm going to go against popular opinion here Geoff, I think the oof white in 3 is a negative element. I like the first two the best of the set with the second being the stronger of the two. I prefer the pose and the comp of that one Well done!

Stay warm

Tim


Thanks Tim..not surprised you are against the grain, I liked showing the ice but it is a little hot (bright) for my taste also.

I will make an attempt tomorrow at -30 or something crazy to go out and see if they are still around. I don't think I'll last 2 hrs lying on the ice again but I'll die trying



Feb 04, 2014 at 09:08 PM
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DonGut wrote:
I'm with Tim. #3 doesn't work for me. #1 would be the best if you had gone horizontal, to get in more of the wave. Still I favour it over #2; by a small margin. Don't you get any sun there? Don


Thanks Don, good eye....I tried to go horizontal...oh how did I try.....but I'll post the full shot and you will see why it was hard to pull off....I just couldn't deal with the OOF female and just couldn't get a crop I liked without having her blurry ugly mess in the frame.

Actually we have probably more sunny days then anywhere else in Canada but I was just referring to the last posting I made of these guys from last Wednesday when the light was cloudy and horrible!!







Feb 04, 2014 at 09:13 PM
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1, 2 and the last for me Geoff. Spring can not come soon enough. We dough out yesterday and more snow tonight and then it changes to ice tomorrow.

Morris



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