Male Widgeon

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10 replies

Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM

This little guy is in a pond with Mallards. He has taken a shine to a female Mallard and chases all the males off. He is very vocal and amusing to watch.

D300 300mm f2.8 1/1000s f2.8 -1.0 EV ISO 200 Tripod Full frame
A lower viewpoint is not possible at this pond as it is surrounded by reeds

C & C welcome

Posted by Shaun Simpson on October 3, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Lovely shot Maggie, nice catchlight in the eye

Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 3, 2010 at 1:21 PM

I like this Maggie, looks great to me.

Nice reflection too.
Well done.

Geoff.

Posted by John Robinson on October 3, 2010 at 1:57 PM

That's very good indeed. In fact one of the nicest Widgeon shots I,ve seen.
JR

Posted by Karen Summers on October 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM

thats lovely Maggie and nice reflection to

Posted by Guy Rogers on October 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM

Hello Maggie.

Very nice and the vegetation at the top as work well in this image.

Posted by Chris O'Reilly on October 3, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Cracking shot of a cracking bird.

Cheers,
Chris

Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 3, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Thank you for your nice comments. Just realised I have told a slight fib here. The one I previously processed was full frame. Decided I preferred this image instead which I cropped a little off the top and left for composition.

Posted by Justin on October 3, 2010 at 5:21 PM

Nice, soft light has resulted in an attractive image. The reflection is an added bonus too.

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 4, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Lovely shot, Maggie. The reflection is very nice.

Posted by Brett Lewis on October 4, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Classic image Maggie, but I think it could do with a bit more room all round and especially at the back end. Like the POV..

Brett