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mallard

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Posted by Joe Stockwell on January 8, 2009 at 12:28 PM
After all this cold weather things have been really quite at the local reserve so ive been concentrating on capturing mallard behaviour... and failed

i got this instead

EOS 30D Sigma 170-500mm
F6.3 1/250 iso 800
Posted by Edwin kats on January 8, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Great detail. I love that shiny beak.
Well done.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Scott Tilley on January 8, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Hi Joe, I know what Edwin means about the beak! I've been sitting here trying to see if their is a reflection of the photographer in it :biggrin:

Nice image, possibly shot slightly from the left for a more side on view and to cut down the large area of white, other than that a great portrait!

Scott
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 9, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Good portrait Joe but for me the point of focus could be a little bit further back in order to get the eye a bit sharper.
Robert
Posted by Cliff Young on January 9, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Interesting composition, Joe - I quite like it. Did you polish it's beak first? :biggrin: Cliff
Posted by Joe Stockwell on January 9, 2009 at 1:50 PM
i had been waiting for around an hour to get this shot, i was hoping to get one dipping his head and coming up, giving water beads but this was 2nd best
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 10, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Nice portrait Joe, great bill! Easy to overlook as potential subjects but there is something very pleasing about the mallard :smile: