On Guard

[Scottwdw]

Male wood duck protecting the nest (from a nearby zoo worker wading around the pond) taken in the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY. I used my SB-600 flash at +3 and was rewarded with being able to see the female in the nesting box.

Nikon D70/80-400 VR (@ 400mm), 1/200s, f/7.1, ISO 200, +0.7 EV

 

[Kiki]

Excellent! Looks like the ducks posed for you.

 

[Coo1eo]

Very Nice Scott!!!

 

[gary]

excellent capture, if i might suggest a minor processing, i'd clone out the 2 straps,or at least the one over the male's head, they are a little too bright for my taste and take away somewhat from the brilliant color of the wooduck, the prettiest duck of them all i feel, although donald might disagree

 

[DisneyGeek92]

I like that shot a lot. If great capture wasn't already taken I would have used that or a variation of that.

 

[Scottwdw]

excellent capture, if i might suggest a minor processing, i'd clone out the 2 straps,or at least the one over the male's head, they are a little too bright for my taste and take away somewhat from the brilliant color of the wooduck, the prettiest duck of them all i feel, although donald might disagree.

Good point, Gary, I'm fairly new at this cloning stuff and, with a rainy weekend forecast, I'll have some time to work on some photos.

Here's a couple more of the male.

 

[Roger]

I like the second one there a lot Scott.