Snowwhite smew - a photo on Flickriver

Snowwhite smew

Some birds are hard to catch. I once described the effort it took me to photograph a little grebe (flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/51853338632/in/dateposted/). The same can be said about the smew.

I often have seen them, although they are not very common, but when they see me they often flee away ASAP.

Here I just caught him in time, because I took this image from a bird observatory hut, but he already had heard me stumbling in (clumsy me), so he was on his way to the exit.

It means I still have to wait for the perfect shot, but I like the setting. To exaggerate it a bit, I have got away with the light blue reflections from the sky on the water, and so make it more explicit.

Merry Xmas!

Taken in: Holland / North Brabant / Gemeente Werkendam (show map)

Taken on: December 21, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, 600mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.1 (Windows)
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