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Papa Mallard

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Posted by David Schoen on November 10, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Papa Mallard
iso 100, 60th sec, f8, 500 plus 1.7 telextender, D2X
very common but I thought I would share...
Posted by Hans Sager on November 10, 2007 at 1:27 PM
Love the golden color of the water. Sharpness and exposure are right on. Composition is tight, but still gave some nose/beak room. Overall a real nice image David.

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Posted by Mark Hudon on November 10, 2007 at 2:19 PM
Yup, what Hans said!
Posted by Jack Graham on November 10, 2007 at 5:26 PM
.... what Hans & Mark said---also the little catch light in the eye works for me.

NICE!
JG
Posted by Rick Lamb on November 10, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Yeah what Hans said!! :jump: My only nit would be to tone down the white hilights a bit. To my eye they seem a bit too hot on the tail of papa mallard.
Posted by David Schoen on November 11, 2007 at 12:17 AM
yea, I agree about the highlights but on the tiff image, there is more texture.
Posted by John Williams on November 11, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Beautiful David. You really captured the intimate detail on this guy. My only thought would be to cool the color just a tad, so that the bird was a tiny bit less yellow.
Posted by Janet Bentley on November 12, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Love the rich golden tones in this shot. Nice job.