Smew portrait


Posted by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:54 pm

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A beautiful little Smew drake. 

This was a while back but found again while sorting through.

Canon 300D. 500F4.  ISO 200. F13 - don't know why!

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by sirianul on Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:04 pm
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Wow, this is super beautiful bird and you captured perfect. The white and black are very well shown and super ex. I am jealous.

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by Mako_Elite on Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:05 pm
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Amazing shot Carol. Nice sharp all around f/13 really helped here. Beautiful BG and framing,,,nicely done.

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by John Spreitzer on Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:32 pm
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Some real gems you are uncovering here! Super sharp and the whites are handled brilliantly! The patterns in the water are great too.
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by Gene Gwin on Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:47 pm
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Carol, Excellent processing of the whites.
 

by Craig Lipski on Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:10 pm
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Awesome job on the whites, and I don’t see how f/13 hurt a bit. Beautiful!
 

by peter makuch on Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:46 am
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well done on the exposure here and able to get the feathers in all there details, a beauty CAROL.
 

by himadri roy on Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:38 am
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Magnificent detail in white , love the soft light & eye contact . Fabulous close-up encounter of this beautiful duck madam. Thanks for sharing.
 

by david fletcher on Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:20 pm
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wow Carol. cracking shot. super details on what could have been quite challenging so my hat off to you there. pretty well as good as it gets.
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by Karl Egressy on Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:55 pm
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Great looking Duck, perfectly exposed to the whites and great details, Carol. He/she is a toothy Duck.
 

by Biru Mitra on Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:55 pm
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Stunning portrait
 

by Ron Day on Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:44 pm
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I agree with all that has been said, Carol. A wonderful image with superb exposure. I love the reflective light rings on the breast of the Smew. Congrats on the lovely image.
 

by Nate Chappell on Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:18 pm
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Wonderful details and pose on this one Carol!
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