Mallard + answer

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 5, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Light is everything in photography (well nearly) and on this occasion the last rays of a setting autumn sun really showed the glorious plumage of this so overlooked bird.
500mm
1/250 @ f8
iso 200
cropped a little bit to decentralise the subject.

Incidentally, I'll put £5 into the Tenovus cancer charity if anyone can guess by tomorrow night what the orange reflections are!

ANSWER
I enjoyed the thought of Dave Bartletts 'torched mondeo' so I'll put the fiver in anyway but the answer to the orange reflections is actually - Flamingoes! This mallard had taken up residence in the flamingo pond at the Wildfowl and Wetland Centre in llanelli.

Posted by Paul Rosser on October 5, 2010 at 4:13 PM

They are certainly overlooked Robert, their Plumage is lovely. I would have preferred a lower POV here, but it's not always possible. Lovely lighting.
Paul.

Posted by jack chapman on October 5, 2010 at 4:13 PM

very nice shot, lovely light, i'm going to guess the reflections are from a boat??

Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Congrats on your WPOTY success Jack but no prizes for a boat I'm afraid.

Posted by Justin on October 5, 2010 at 4:27 PM

A good Mallard shot in nice light.

Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 5, 2010 at 5:34 PM

Hi Robert

excellent shot

Posted by Dave Bartlett on October 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Nice light indeed. If you had taken this where I live the orange glow would be from the dying embers of a torched Mondeo ....

Posted by Scott Tilley on October 5, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Really nice image. My guess would be brickwork from a building for the orange on the water. Took one with a similar effect at Rufford mill a couple of years ago

Scott

Posted by Guy Rogers on October 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM

Hello Robert.

Lovely Mallard shot with some nice light making the colours in this stand out really well.