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Flirty Lady

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Posted by Ian Mason on March 9, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Flirty Lady
1D2n, 600mm f4 is, 1/1250s, f8, iso 250.

The sun came out and the wind eased a little for the first time in a couple of weeks. Was hoping for something else but couldn't resist this lady begging to have her photo taken.
Posted by Rob Ashton on March 9, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Superb shot Ian.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 9, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Hi Ian,

Very , very nice capture , superb sharpness and a gorgeous BG , excellent use of DOF and a great POV , how did you manage to get so low ??? , needs a little CW rotation aswell.
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Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 9, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Hi Ian,

Disregard my comment on the "CW rotation" , on second thoughts I think it's an illusion caused by the foreground DOF , anyway , it's one of the nicest Mallard shots i've seen for a while.

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Ian Mason on March 9, 2008 at 11:42 AM
"how did you manage to get so low ???"

Andy, the outlet of the pond is a small dam. I sit on a rock in the stream with the tripod set so that the lens is at water level. The best time is early morning in december when the sun rises right behind me - but it doesn't actually do that too often!!
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 9, 2008 at 12:00 PM


Cheers Ian , top work :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 9, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Wonderful shot Ian!
Love the low angle and the smooth OOF and BG!
The wing pose tops it off!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 9, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Superb pose, wonderfull PoV and just about everything else too - you've got to be very happy with this one Ian :toast: :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on March 9, 2008 at 1:15 PM
This really is a fantastic shot. Great POV and a wonderful background. Very well done.

Edwin Kats :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 9, 2008 at 3:13 PM
This is great -like it loads

Dave :toast:
Posted by writepic on March 9, 2008 at 4:05 PM

superb. am loving that so oof FG and BG.

m
Posted by David Kjaer on March 9, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Beautiful Ian!

David :toast:
Posted by jack chapman on March 9, 2008 at 4:28 PM
great shot, never new mallards could be made to look so great
Posted by Stuart McCrae on March 9, 2008 at 6:32 PM
best mallard shot I've seen I think :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 9, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Sometimes a second look tells a different story. Great looking image :toast:

Major.
Posted by eric weight on March 10, 2008 at 2:12 AM
Beautiful shot that does an under-appreciated subject true justice.
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Posted by PhilH on March 10, 2008 at 6:34 AM
Gorgeous.... the gradation of the bg is supreme....

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Posted by Paul Inglis on March 10, 2008 at 7:59 AM
Hi Ian,

Cracking cature!
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Posted by Elliott Neep on March 10, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Really like this image with beautiful diffusion. :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 10, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Great shot Ian and beautiful lighting :toast:
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Danny Green on March 11, 2008 at 10:26 AM
How low can you go. Brilliant shot.

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Danny
Posted by Justin on March 11, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Very, very nice indeed.

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