<< Previous Next >>

Yellowbilled Duck


Yellowbilled Duck
Photo Information
Copyright: Ben Broughton (Lourens) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 0 N: 316] (1136)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 170-500mm APO
Exposure: f/6.0, 1/200 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-12-30 13:53
Viewed: 1714
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yellowbilled Duck (Anas undulata ) Geelbekeend

The Yellowbilled duck is a medium sized water bird measuring 51-63cm long.

Identification: Iris reddish brown, bill bright yellow with black central patch on culmen and black tip. Legs and feet black or reddish brown.
Body and wings are dark grey with paler scaly markings. Speculum green with narrow white borders.

Distribution: The whole of South Africa (except the dry western regions), Central and Eastern Africa.

Habitat: Dams, pans, marshes, flood-plains and slow rivers.

Food: Plant material, seeds, stems, tubers and leaves of water plants.

Ref: Roberts’ Birds Of Southern Africa (Sixth Edition).

This image was taken at the Krugersdorp Private Game Reserve. I had the good fortune to be invited to accompany two very popular members of TrekNature on a photo-shoot viz Callie and Japie. It turned out to be a very pleasant and informative day. These are great guys!!! Thank you Callie and Japie !!

Shooting Data:
Nikon D70
Sigma 170-500 set at 290mm
S: 1/200
A: f6.0
ISO: 500
Image was taken in RAW format, converted to JPEG and post-processed in Photoshop.

Callie, mogens-j, saintclaude, milloup, rlortie, red45, Luc has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To desmo: nozzleLourens 1 12-30 23:55
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

  • Great 
  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2004-12-30 14:25]

Hi Ben
Good to meet this guy again! Nice note too, now I will have less typing for future reference -- lol.
The water looks great and I really like the blue on the bill, it compliments the yellow very well!
And thanks to for joining us!

Great capture of a duck I have never seen before so your note is a great support here. Very interesting with the green reflections in the water it contribute to the colours of the plumage in a great way. Very good colours and composition. - Happy New Year.

A very unusual duck with great colors, your foto is well composed, sharp with nice reflexions and colors in the water. Well done. Claude

  • Great 
  • desmo Silver Star Critiquer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 6] (4)
  • [2004-12-30 16:16]
  • [+]

Hey Ben, it's a very nice capture you send to the TN's community.
good sharpness and very nice composition.
This Duck is beautiful and your note interesting.
i like it. Just a question, the nozzle is blue or black ?
well done.

Beautiful critter, good details and colours. I do love the photos of undisturbed birdies just going about their everyday business, captured without alarming them ;-))

Very good capture of a duck I haven't heard about before. Water reflection and details in the feather are perfect. My only regret: we do not see his head.

Superb image with great water effect. Well done Ben.

Very good Ben.
Never seen or heard of this before so it's nice see one.
Very good composition and colours.
Very well done.

Happy New Year.

Points later, no dimes left ;-)

Composition: ****
Sharpness: ***
Color: ***
DOF: ***
POV: ****

Great shot good water effect.
TFS.
Happy new year.

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2004-12-31 8:12]

Wow! Great picture Ben. Amazing colours and quality of water and duck itself.

  • Great 
  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-01-01 1:40]

What a shot. The clarity here is stunning and the exposure perfect. You did this in RAW I see! The PP is excellent - this duck is much better than any I managed to get.

Baie dankie vir 'n baie lekker dag

Groetnis

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF