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Male Teal

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Posted by Danny Green on January 26, 2009 at 4:41 AM
Male Teal
I have been working on Barn Owls lately but as of yet I haven't had much luck so I have also been working on this lovely bird which I think is one of the most beautiful ducks we have in the UK.

Canon 1Ds MK 11, 500mm Lens, 1.4x Convertor, F5.6, 1/320, ISO 800 (Sorry only joking, ISO 200)

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 26, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Good lad :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Perfick image Dan - flawless imo - nice one :toast:
Posted by PhilH on January 26, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Danny....

Gorgeous, with superb use of DoF, and PoV.... I would have flipped it though

:wink:

All the best + speak soon

Phil

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Posted by Lea Roberts on January 26, 2009 at 5:20 AM
very nice, love the low pov and dop is spot on.

lea
Posted by Ian Mason on January 26, 2009 at 5:30 AM
OOH - that's nice! Can you catch it and bring it to my pond? Come to think of it, you've done it already haven't you?! :wink:
Seriously, this is stunningly good. I am envious.
Posted by Paul Hillion on January 26, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Lovely shot Danny :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 26, 2009 at 5:38 AM
Oh yes, superb all round Danny. My kind of shot!

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Posted by Dawn Monrose on January 26, 2009 at 6:10 AM
Superb! Excellent composition, pose and background, lovely warm feel too. That little shimmer of water around the bird makes it!

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Posted by Tom Dolezal on January 26, 2009 at 7:09 AM
Superb
Posted by Billy Fairburn on January 26, 2009 at 7:13 AM
I love it Danny! :toast:
Posted by Larry Corbett on January 26, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Beautiful Danny! An absolute quacker!
Posted by Richard Peters on January 26, 2009 at 7:36 AM
Very very nice indeed :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 26, 2009 at 7:46 AM
Love it..! Superb image in every respect..

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by tony flashman on January 26, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Totally agree with above comments, perhaps I would try Phil's suggestion of flipping the image to see if it suits.

Tony :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on January 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Danny

Tis a stunner.

Barry :wink:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 26, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Superb shot of my favorite duck species!
Glad to see you posting here Danny!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by David Sewell on January 26, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Superb work, Danny. I often find the green on the head does not come out well with these, but you have the tones to perfection here. The only point I will disagree on is the most beautiful duck in the UK - wigeon get my vote every time, but I am sure we can disagree on that.

David
Posted by Colin Crowdey on January 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM
what a lovely image with fantastic detail, nicely positioned in the frame - a winner for me

cheers

Colin
Posted by Rob Ashton on January 26, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Excellent low angle and view Danny. Complimentary colours in the shot and DOF is spot on.

Looks good at iso200 too :biggrin: :wink: :toast: :rolleyes:

Rob :toast:
Posted by Ben Gardner on January 26, 2009 at 10:19 AM
lovely shot....seems thats two of us struggling with Barn Owls!
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 26, 2009 at 12:02 PM
They are beautiful arent they and suprisingly small-lovely image with great light and complimentary background

Dave :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Anthony House on January 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Nice pose and catchlight, comp works well with a pleasing B/G too

Nice work..
Tony
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 26, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Hello Danny.

Lovely image.

The colours in this from the water to the bird and then the background, all balance out very nicely. And with that nice soft light on the bird finish it of nicely.

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on January 26, 2009 at 1:59 PM
Excellent shot :toast: The warmth of the colour palette and the bg really make it.

Dave
Posted by Tom_W on January 26, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Stunning image, but not quite as good as it could be as, although in warm light, imho has a slight red cast -
Posted by Ray on January 26, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Quite outstanding, in all respects. The low viewpoint works really well here.

As an aside, I think I would at least look at flipping it.
Posted by keith mitchell on January 26, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Hi Danny.
This is really superb.
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Keith.
Posted by Chris Johnstone on January 26, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Hey Danny,

Brilliant shot. I like the pose, all too often you see this fabulous little duck sitting on the water in the same pose. Lovely diffuse background too.

Good work.

Chris
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on January 26, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Great shot, great bird!

Greg
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 26, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Now that is 'nice' Danny, like it a lot!!!! :toast: :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Nigel Blake on January 26, 2009 at 5:05 PM
No prizes for guessing where that was eh Danny! it's a lovely shot too!
Posted by Fran French on January 26, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Hi Danny,

This is a cracker in all respects. Luv it :smile:

Fran :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on January 27, 2009 at 2:44 AM
a superb shot Danny, top marks from me.

Matt
Posted by John Chapman on January 27, 2009 at 5:44 AM
Very nice shot of the Teal. :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on January 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Awesome low level on this one :cool:

Cracking image to view :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Wilson on January 29, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Wonder where that was Danny... :wink:

Excellent image, the alert pose really finishes it off! :toast: