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Drake Wood Duck

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Posted by Jim Gavin on December 11, 2014 at 2:28 AM
Drake Wood Duck
Same pond as Mallard Hen.

Canon 7D; 1600 ISO; 1/800th; 8.0; handheld
Posted by Greg Vaughn on December 11, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Both this and the mallard are beautiful. Great light, gesture and processing. I'd like to see a cropped version instead of the "bullseye" composition with subject dead center. Ordinarily I'd leave more space in front of the duck, but in this case I like the "wake" and would tend to crop left and bottom to tighten it up. Just a thought.
Posted by Steve Kennedy on December 11, 2014 at 12:45 PM
I love the coloring of the drake wood ducks and this is a good shot of one. I love the reflection, the wake, and the reflected colors in the water. I agree with Greg about cropping some off the bottom but I'm not sure about the left side. In any case, I like this image.