Subject: October Wood Ducks
I thought I would start off showing the Wood Duck pictures I got in October. Those were taken under mostly dark conditions. To accommodate those conditions, my camera and lens combination did well, all the way to ISO12800. Later next week I'll show the Wood Duck pictures I got in November. Those were much better under sunny conditions. It was a lot of work. It took patience to stand there in one spot long enough, waiting for them to come close. I would have to stand there for a minimum of one hour.
Photo No. 1 - First we see the female and male Wood Duck next the reeds. Because this pond has these reeds, it makes it a popular spot for them. I had a little bit of sun that came through the trees that surround this pond.
![ResizedDPR1.jpg](/a/thumb/4N6crdcdQtRX9a5oUvlONGgm6GUVKW3u6opd7GCMuQY2zoe8IsTr7FiCRC0MYg63/19135/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 2 - I like it when I can get both the male and female Wood Duck in focus. There's no sunlight here.
![ResizedDPR2.jpg](/a/thumb/nOGEw6vjDLCi4iZ6AIkvL96bYZYwcZF58L7ciBDJJ5CVl92SOKWK7nkF4HfB1hNM/19140/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 500 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 3 - I got a few of the incredibly close photos of the female Wood Duck.
![ResizedDPR3.jpg](/a/thumb/d0kkQ0LtlRr8satqnSSRrjeYH2rctCrn2PXTAkYGGq5E5fuEsVZyrppHDc5w9vhg/19139/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 4 - Again....
![ResizedDPR4.jpg](/a/thumb/tcuy5QEw02sHrJIzDJYGSI36Z7LO1dVXeeJvDIs9Okw6RUTlnG3c6pNIwsDtkBoq/19142/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 5 - And again....
![ResizedDPR5.jpg](/a/thumb/GaW3bwatUP6vJVEh9a7QjKqeFltxDcesPK8FDWbQDixh0cVqEE0gEO1yqevUpOhl/19146/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 6 - And now the male Wood Duck....
![ResizedDPR6.jpg](/a/thumb/HIBXmxrY5PTVe9atkaSDyZcrXiK93Nx6XgvsCcClSXbVy0ATQv3nDPj9EL9D28vC/19143/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 7 - I showed this photo on Dpreview. It was really getting dark and I had to have a high enough shutter speed to freeze the action. That was the reason I needed ISO12800. The water is almost pitch black, because that was a reflection on how dark it really was.
![ResizedDPR7.jpg](/a/thumb/BbmM2U9Fh2u6O5K52DqJrIYrww5lNlM2Kj55V8TGYXBAzGvZgl4fVZ9IoWSRbf8K/19136/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 500 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 8 - Being still dark, I managed to take a photo of the male Wood Duck perched on this piece of wood.
![ResizedDPR8.jpg](/a/thumb/GVyViAEPGD2jVdJALtnUx6OjJWIfEuWZK2Pv8F97Iyhrv6YkF8HzTmAVamXP9Bnn/19137/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 9 - It was nice when a small amount of sunlight came through.
![ResizedDPR9.jpg](/a/thumb/k3WIhb0d0oAdeeGrFOJVcyzMpE3La9fMnGjbl3ZXXaBTT2K1stugnUpj5dmSZxwf/19138/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 552 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 10 - It's tough to get them both in focus as the depth of field is very shallow. But I got close to doing that.
![ResizedDPR10.jpg](/a/thumb/nt0huidW49anuw4rU3K3o08o2Tsg5s235D3hJcCLPw0DXafhZZiaKmWRdFQIB8tQ/19145/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 11 - Another nice one of a female....
![ResizedDPR11.jpg](/a/thumb/wzvAlNrfyExFxMCs45hAUctNQHE715B3YzaKu9AGxE7XhU5bUW7LHhPVgY58zv3n/19147/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 12 - Again....
![ResizedDPR12.jpg](/a/thumb/1kuYbP7hMw3tec7QsD6RtGhced7LJH0E6Q8VafQaRYKfCDyheqpT1pv59zcE4fs9/19144/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 13 - And again but this time with the duck out of the water.
![ResizedDPR13.jpg](/a/thumb/LefVN4FHBynj2HbiPZCAuZ0eduwe5OhpuIHNgbcZVDKQdXbbSJW6n8HnRa6jMvWm/19149/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 14 - A now the male.... Notice how dark it is; that's the reason for the high ISO level.
![ResizedDPR14.jpg](/a/thumb/bjTuCZSQCbkxKgf2xNM9D5GURFObPq4hSz30q4u7q2AVxfpfKYtawHmzOby9QWHW/19150/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 15 - We see ISO10000 being used.
![ResizedDPR15.jpg](/a/thumb/o206y12xeu8x9HpI4PdjEsrvmCC4qd0IZ17hxvXn0NNQTgkwJEI0M1rxu1nNWUVJ/19148/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 10000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Photo No. 16 - And another high ISO level so I could freeze the action. I hope you all like the series.
![ResizedDPR16.jpg](/a/thumb/hA4ArSYORQqga8KWTco52Mc3hi3Utd3DV9PSniPRpaUeMJQk0xPEk9ajBLhSmftb/19141/?shva=1)
Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 273 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011