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Mallard

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Posted by Elizabeth Faulkner on December 31, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Mallard
photo from this morning on the Middlewood Way

f4 ISO 800
105mm
1D MKIII
cropped

Happy New Year! :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 31, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Well exposed and sharp-not sure if the crop works for me,The other bird is a little distracting but also gives depth

Dave
Posted by Tom Smit on December 31, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Nice image, but IMO the duck in the BG is taking to much attention from his brother in the FG.
May be some PS work.or cropping?
Happy New Year to you too.
:toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 31, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Don't mind the background duck it adds to the scene. Really like the head :smile:
Posted by Lee Newman on December 31, 2008 at 2:53 PM
This really shows up the colours in this birds head. The crop is unusual but seems to work in this image.

Lee
Posted by eric weight on January 1, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Plenty of detail and nice eye contact, but I feel it would have benefited from a lower, eye level PoV.
:wavey: Eric
Posted by Cliff Young on January 1, 2009 at 2:50 AM
Hi Elizabeth, good detail and colours in the main subject but let down a little by the oof bg duck and the high pov. :smile: Cliff