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Teal

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Posted by Graham Goddard on March 11, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Teal
This is one of a series of shots I took of this Teal last spring.

A very confiding bird that is usually skittish in my experience...

1D MKIII, 500 f4 @ f8, 1/2000, iso400

Posted by Rene de Heer on March 11, 2012 at 4:08 PM
Teals are very shy, you did well to get so close. Love the low viewpoint and background but I am not sure about the pose of the teal unfortunately. Do you have any where the birds shows more of itself?
Rene de Heer
Posted by keith mitchell on March 11, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Graham have looked long and hard at the large image,its excellent.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 11, 2012 at 4:54 PM
I like this Graham .......low POV, great BG with comp colours and the pose with head dipped with bill hidden makes you concentrate on the Teals detailed head and eye. Appreciate it will not be everyone's cup of tea but its nice to see something a liitle off the usual beaten track.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 11, 2012 at 6:52 PM
I am with Nick on this Graham :smile:


Love it love the muted colours and the vivid green of the birds head in contrast :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on March 11, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Me too. Especially the biggie.
JR
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 12, 2012 at 4:05 PM
I like this alot Graham.

Phil.

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 12, 2012 at 5:34 PM
Beautifully lit and a wonderful background. However I do find myself wanting to see even just a bit of the beak.
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 12, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Thanks guys - as I mentioned, I do have a few more of this bird, I'll post another at some point.

Chrs, Graham
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 13, 2012 at 4:52 AM
Beautiful shot.The low point of view and the soft colours are really very nice and I like the pose very much. Great detail too. :smile: :smile:
Posted by Craig Jones on March 13, 2012 at 5:30 AM
Beautiful light and feel to this image. The low angle is great and I really like the pose captured. Colours, setting all work very well in this image :wink: :wink: :wavey: