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Dec 10, 2023 17:53:25   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
jdtonkinson wrote:
Great set. Love the wood duck


Who does not love Wood Ducks. Truly one of the really unusual birds many of us get to see and photograph. I am very fortunate in that these Woodies at Santee Lakes are tame. They allow a very close approach.

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Dec 10, 2023 17:54:04   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Very nice set. I really like the first Woodie


Thank you. That was one of a burst of about 10 shots during his bathing routine.

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Dec 10, 2023 17:54:28   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
taffspride wrote:
Great set, love the wood duck

Iechyd da



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Dec 10, 2023 17:56:21   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
artesdecobo wrote:
Beautiful shots, bajadreamer. I particularly like the background contrast in the first two.

Bubba


Thank you. We are currently getting our "autumn" colors around here in So Cal. This set of lakes has a few Oak trees that either cast a dark reflection or a colored reflection on the water. Rarely is there any wind to speak of so frequently the lake surfaces are still and mirror like.

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Dec 11, 2023 16:28:27   #
joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
 
bajadreamer wrote:
One of my favorite places to photograph birds in my area (San Diego County) is Santee Lakes. There are large numbers of year round birds, but during the winter the numbers of birds (both individuals and species) swells considerably. I went down to attempt to photograph Cedar Waxwings; normally in early December they are present in large numbers feeding on Pyracantha berries. Unfortunately this year, not to be; at least so far. Going to plan B I was able to capture some of the resident birds and came away with images that I thought were worth processing. Some of these are cropped with a 16:9 ratio as they will be showing on a TV that I have dedicated to bird images.

All images shot with Canon R5, 600 f/4.0 with 1.4x extender, off tripod. SS varied but between 1/3200-1/5000, ISO 250-500, f/5.6, EC of -1.0-2.0.
One of my favorite places to photograph birds in m... (show quote)


Spectacular light and great results, especially the two of the wood ducks 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Dec 11, 2023 20:50:54   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
bajadreamer wrote:
One of my favorite places to photograph birds in my area (San Diego County) is Santee Lakes. There are large numbers of year round birds, but during the winter the numbers of birds (both individuals and species) swells considerably. I went down to attempt to photograph Cedar Waxwings; normally in early December they are present in large numbers feeding on Pyracantha berries. Unfortunately this year, not to be; at least so far. Going to plan B I was able to capture some of the resident birds and came away with images that I thought were worth processing. Some of these are cropped with a 16:9 ratio as they will be showing on a TV that I have dedicated to bird images.

All images shot with Canon R5, 600 f/4.0 with 1.4x extender, off tripod. SS varied but between 1/3200-1/5000, ISO 250-500, f/5.6, EC of -1.0-2.0.
One of my favorite places to photograph birds in m... (show quote)


Wonderful set, Baja!

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