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Mama Ptarmigan dust bath


Mama Ptarmigan dust bath
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Copyright: William Durham (PoorColdBoy) (83)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-16
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/3.7, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-29 6:59
Viewed: 693
Points: 6
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While hiking in Denali National Park, we came upon this mother ptarmigan taking a dust bath. Her chicks were nearby, but were a little more camera-shy.
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To Juyona: Mama Ptarmigan dust bathPoorColdBoy 1 08-30 07:09
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Hola William,
Muy bonita el ave, un plumaje precioso... en este mundo de variedad, la naturaleza nos gana y nos sorprende siempre. muy, muy bueno... saludos amigo.

Great colors and feather details.
Nice of her to stick around.
Good job even if the head is a bit out of focus.

william, nice capture - yes it's a little out of focus, but I think it's a depth of field issue. your f stop was 3.7 and with an Fstop that low you need to be perfect on your focus - i try and shoot around f10, that gives me a little more depth to be inaccurate in and it will still come out. The bird wasn't going anywhere - so max that depth of field. SThe ground detracts a little from the bird, i'd crop it just a little to enhance the bird. nice capture keep posting :)

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