{"id":10730,"date":"2019-11-10T07:24:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T18:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=10730"},"modified":"2019-11-10T07:24:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T18:24:41","slug":"blue-ducks-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/10730","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ducks Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3385-7comp-crop2-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A pair of Tongariro River Blue Ducks resting on rock in midstream\" class=\"wp-image-10738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3385-7comp-crop2-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3385-7comp-crop2-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3385-7comp-crop2-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>A pair of Tongariro River Blue Ducks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week we are visiting the Tongariro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2018\/07\/blue-ducks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Blue Ducks (opens in a new tab)\">Blue Ducks<\/a> again. This trip was prompted by a visiting photographer friend who had not previously had the chance to see and photograph Blue Ducks. Despite a suboptimal weather forecast we headed south. With distance the weather cleared to the point that I began worrying about harsh sunlight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3634-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Ducks at the heda of a rapid. One resting and one feeding.\" class=\"wp-image-10739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3634-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3634-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDucks-D85_3634-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Blue Ducks at the head of a rapid. One resting and one feeding.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the benefits of a growing population on the river is that the chance of seeing ducks is quite high. Arriving at my usual spot we peeped over the bank and saw one resting on a rock. Returning after assembling gear it had moved on so we explored a little more and found a pair at a spot a little further upstream. I had seen these birds a few weeks prior actively defending a section of the river in preparation to breeding so was confident of finding them again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3665-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Blue Duck in a mist of spray shaken off after a wash. \" class=\"wp-image-10736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3665-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3665-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3665-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Blue Duck in a mist of spray shaken off after a wash. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion they were continually close together, swimming, feeding, resting on rocks and mating. This gave some excellent opportunities for photography. The above 2 images taken at the top of a rapid with distant background worked nicely using the angled LCD on the Nikon D850 in live-view to shoot from river surface level. The top image of the pair on a rock was shot as 2 individual images, one focussed on each duck and then masked into a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"focus stacked (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/2016\/01\/focus-stacking-for-bird-photography-revisited\/\" target=\"_blank\">focus stacked<\/a> final image to keep both birds sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3722-web.jpg?resize=960%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3722-web.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3722-web.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BlueDuck-D85_3722-web.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Another Blue Duck image taken from water level using the angled LCD and live-view.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This trip was a good reminder to ignore the weather forecast and take the time to find what is there. In the end the birds were more co-operative than ever and the diffused light was perfect. Since this trip I have been down again when the forecast was good but the conditions bad but enduring a few hours standing in the pouring rain with no ducks was finally rewarded by a picture I have been trying to get for years. That will be the topic of another post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos with Nikon D850 and Nikon 500mm f5.6PF lens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are visiting the Tongariro Blue Ducks again. This trip was prompted by a visiting photographer friend who had not previously had the chance to see and photograph Blue Ducks. Despite a suboptimal weather forecast we headed south. With distance the weather cleared to the point that I began worrying about harsh sunlight. 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