Here’s another photograph from my trip to Barnegat Light yesterday, of a female Harlequin Duck resting on a rock covered in mussels. Towards the end of the day, the Harlequins grew more tolerant of the many people walking the jetty and light cloud cover provided some beautiful diffused light to photograph these birds. The lower tide exposed some of the rocks near the jetty and this female took the opportunity to rest on one of them as I photographed her and her companions. Because the light was low, I had to use higher ISOs, slower shutter speeds, and smaller apertures to expose the image correctly.

Techs: Canon 1D Mark II N, 300mm f/2.8L IS USM, 2x Mark II Extender, 1/400s, f/6.3, ISO 800.  To order this print, purchase stock rights, or view other photos I have for sale, please visit my website at www.karipost.com.