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King Eider - first year male


King Eider - first year male
Photo Information
Copyright: Mario Olteanu (Mariol) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 160 W: 10 N: 1173] (5132)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-02-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/2000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-02-17 14:35
Viewed: 539
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Done on the shore of Lake Ontario - Toronto
This first year male doesn't have yet all the colours of an adult but is a spectacular and unusual bird for the Toronto area.

A large duck of Arctic coastal waters, the King Eider is one of North America's most spectacular waterfowl species. Highly gregarious for most of the year, it forms prodigious flocks during spring migration, sometimes exceeding 10,000 individuals.

Description
Large, stocky duck.
Male bold black-and-white with brightly colored head: black body, white chest, light blue crown and nape, greenish face, and bright red-orange bill with large round orange knob outlined with black.
Female brown with black barring.

Size: 47-64 cm (19-25 in)
Weight: 1200-2100 g (42.36-74.13 ounces)
(from "All About Birds")
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Hi Mario,
Excellent capture of this beautiful and rare duck; great low POV, good composition, sharp fine details, good lighting and colours, nice catch-light on eye.
TFS
Pekka

hello Mario

excellent close-up photography of this young King Eider,
shot with fine POV, DOF and framing, beautiful warm luminosity,
excellent density of the colour tones, great sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 92 N: 5348] (17102)
  • [2009-02-18 2:59]

Hello Mario,
Beautiful photo of this young Eider. Great natural colours and a very sharp focus. Excellent low POV, DOF and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 0 N: 1965] (8837)
  • [2009-02-18 6:07]

Hi Mario
Nice closed up.Razor image and outstanding plumage detail.Also like the catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

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