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Goosander (Common Merganser) Common merganser,Geotagged,Mergus merganser,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Goosander (Common Merganser)

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    Stephen Philips
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    Very nice shot! I often open my lens up too much when shooting wildlife for a shallow depth of field and/or because of poor lighting. Out of curiosity where do you think you needed to be "f-stop" wise to have captured the chicks in focus? I am looking at the new 600mm canon lens and see you were at 500mm and what was your physical distance to subject? Thanks!! Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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      garrylomasphotography
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      Thank you Stephen. The light was poor and 400iso is high for me...i never like to go above that if i can help it. But my aperture was as wide as it will go at 500mm so i was surprised at the depth of field in this shot. However, i did use the adjustment tool in Lightroom to add detail on the ducklings, so that helped. Posted 10 years ago

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The Common merganser

The common merganser or goosander is a large seaduck of rivers and lakes in forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North America. The common merganser eats mainly fish. It nests in holes in trees.

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Uploaded May 14, 2015. Captured May 14, 2015 13:06 in Chadkirk Bridge, Romiley, Stockport SK6 3LD, UK.
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  • f/6.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 500mm