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Juvenile Mallard

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Posted by Ian Mason on September 19, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Juvenile Mallard
1D Mk iv, 600mm f4 is, 1/5000s, f4, iso 400

The remaining young mallards remain frisky, although most seem to have left the pond now. Some their behaviour is quite bizarre, leaping vertically in the air and landing in an ungainly heap. On this occasion, the splashes were rather more artistic!

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Posted by Lee fisher on September 19, 2010 at 5:23 PM
Top shot Ian really like the low POV too,
Lee
Posted by Jeroen Stel on September 19, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Lovely low POV and the water droplets really make it excellent.
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 19, 2010 at 5:30 PM
A brilliant capture, the water droplets make it something special :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 20, 2010 at 2:55 AM
Wonderful image. I like the low viewpoint very much. :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on September 20, 2010 at 4:08 AM
Ian

In my humble opinion the head position eye and water drops make a super image.
:wink:
Posted by Brett Lewis on September 20, 2010 at 6:57 AM
Really superb and like the others I think the droplet make the image on this. The POV is great..

Brett
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on September 20, 2010 at 8:33 AM
I love this Ian, its silky smooth with the detail of the eye and water droplets drawing me into that area of the image. The eye contact with the droplets makes it for me. I presume this is full frame but I wondered if the image could be more centered on the eye/droplets area (less space to the left of the duck)? :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on September 20, 2010 at 10:47 AM
This is gorgeous love the pov and the pose is endearing
Posted by Paul Rosser on September 20, 2010 at 4:00 PM
STUNNING! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on September 20, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Lovely, beautiful light and pose captured POV makes this for me Ian :wink: :wink: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Guy Rogers on September 21, 2010 at 8:04 AM
Hello Ian.

Really like this and the way you have captured the water drops, and the way the Mallard seems to be watching this just makes this an excellent image for me.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM

This is a very good looking image, Ian. I love the way the FG and BG merge into that very narrow depth of field.

Andy...