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Simply Mallard

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Posted by Craig Jones on August 5, 2009 at 3:58 AM
Simply Mallard
Had this image for a while now and never posted it for the very reason's that have been said :eek: :eek: Taken in the last light of a very cold day,and what a handsome chap he is!!

All Comments And Advice Welcome

Tech;
Nikon D300
Nikon F4VR600
F4,1/400
iso 400,-0.7ev
Matrix
PP-CS3,Very Little Done,Full Frame

Thanks For Looking :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 5, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Another very nice Mallard shot Craig, nice detail and exposure. :smile:

You confused me with the reply though :jump:






Ian
Posted by Craig Jones on August 5, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Ian, its because know one had commented and rather than be humilitated with 'no comments' I put my own on in response,,thanks for your comment :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on August 5, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Common species or not, a cracking shot. Excellent colours and detail and I like the beak level comp. As one who risks humiliation every time he posts, I can empathise with your remarks, Craig. :smile: :wink: My motto is, in this respect, You can't please everybody, so you might as well please yourself :eek: :rolleyes: :wink:

PS Thanks for the comment on my latest post. It'll probably be the only one. :smile: :smile: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on August 5, 2009 at 10:36 AM

Lovely image Craig, just a bit large in the frame.

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on August 5, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Lovely image Craig :wavey:
Posted by Lee Newman on August 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM
A very nice simple portrait of this very colourful & underused bird.

Lee
Posted by John Robinson on August 5, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Nice shot. Just a little big in the frame for me. Stretching/cloning, or enlarging canvas would be a pain with this one. In fact a tight in vertical crop works quite well.
JohnR
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on August 6, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Hi Graig,

A lovely shot of this common species,but I also think it is a little too big in the frame. A bit more space at the bottom would have been nice.
Posted by PhilH on August 6, 2009 at 3:36 AM
Tis indeed a tad large in the frame, but nothing you could do about that with a prime lens etc... certainly nothing wrong with the more common species, they are often overlooked because of that, recent posts have shown that good images can be obtained.

PS, don't get too anxious about the lack of comments at the moment, it is holiday season etc... I have been quiet simply because I am very very busy, so that I can have a couple of breaks and simply haven't had the time to make too many comments.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on August 6, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Thank you all and I agree 100% that its to big in the frame, I got carried away on the 'mallard' theme and posted this, loved the colours :wink: :wink: :wavey: :wavey: