Beaver and Shovelbills.

[JayinMN]

I thought I saw some blue sky this evening so hopped in my car for a ride hoping the sun would be coming out. No such luck, I saw lots of critters, but the lighting wasn't working with me. I had to crank the ISO. C&C welcome.

AV 7.1 Tv 1/80 ISO800

AV 7.1 Tv 1/160 ISO1600

I have never seen a shoveler so this was a nice suprise.

And the swans from yesterday were still there, the sun came out for about 5 minutes!

[Steve Foss]

Sweet light on those swans, Jay, and good noise performance on all of them at moderate ISOs.

[finnbay]

Love the shoveler shots. I've never seen them in the spring. Fall colors much more subdued. Hibbing area?

[MN Shutterbug]

Shovelers all over the place, around here. My faves are the beaver. They're all definitely sharp.

[JayinMN]

The shovelers were taken in the ditch on Hwy 7 in Zim tonight. They were actually pretty cooperative, I got out of my car and walked down the ditch to see if I could get a better picture then from the road. They didn't fly away at first sight like most do. Blue-winged teal have been a common sighting too but getting them on camera has been a challenge!

[LeeKen]

Jayin MN, What camera are you using? The shot at 1600 ISO looks great.

[JayinMN]

I use a Canon XT with a Canon 100-400 lens.

I was actually suprised how well it turned out considering it was nearly dark out.