Northern Shoveler in a morning fog, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, UtahNorthern Shoveler in a morning fog – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/4000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

Three days ago there was a little bit of fog at Farmington Bay WMA while the sun was coming up over the Wasatch Mountains which set up the conditions I needed to take this Northern Shoveler photo.

The Northern Shoveler is in silhouette because I was looking in the direction of the rising sun instead of having the sun over my shoulder but when I saw the mist, the ducks floating by, and the sunlight reflecting off the water I knew I had to take a few images just to see how they turned out. The scene had a dreamy look to it through my viewfinder and in the final results that I am happy with.

The darker areas of the photo are from the mountains in the background still being in the shadows and the reflection of those mountains on the water.

I also took a few images of a resting Ruddy Duck that I may share later.

Life is good.

Mia

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