Gallery: AvianPosted February 25, 201040 views3 comments
I approached this mallard with great care thinking she would not let me get too close, but I actually got within feet of her with my Nikon D300. I shot hand-held with a Nikkor 18-200 VR lens.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 25, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Nice feather detail and eye here!
Love the tail flare too.
A little too centered for my taste, but still a very nice shot.
Sandy r
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 26, 2010 at 1:33 AM
Nice capture of this hen Richard. The detail looks good and I agree with Sandy on it being too centered. Perhaps cropping a bit moving the bird toward the lower rt. corner. Leaving more space in front of the duck. That could help an already beautiful image.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Richard,
Nice light, pose, setting & details, I especially like the fanned out tail. I agree the comp could be improved with more space on the left and a little less on the right.
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3 commentsLove the tail flare too.
A little too centered for my taste, but still a very nice shot.
Sandy r
Nice light, pose, setting & details, I especially like the fanned out tail. I agree the comp could be improved with more space on the left and a little less on the right.