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Posted by KK Hui on Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:57 am

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This was one of the four shots in a landing sequence I took couple of days ago. It all happened so suddenly and so fast that almost caught me unguarded!

Have been searching for a male Northern Shoveler with top plumage condition and this one had not disappointed me ... :roll:

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by Fero on Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:31 am
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Absolutely fantastic!
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by Ofer Levy on Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:32 am
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Great action,light and colors!! :shock: Well done KK !! :D
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by LHays on Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:48 am
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You couldn't have caught a better frame than this one. That tail touching the water and the feet just before impact are terrific. This is really a cool shot....I love it!!
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by Jim Neely on Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:08 am
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Great catch, KK.

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by Herman Blockx on Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:44 am
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great landindshot! great pose and colors; even the ripple of the drop (from the beak?) in the water is a great! ( i only wonder how this one would have looked like with the whole reflection included); 8) 8) 8)
 

by Hendrix on Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:58 am
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perfect :P

what if have the mirror image too 8)
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by Haim Ziv on Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:17 am
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Everything is great on this one. :D :D
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by ebkw on Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:27 am
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Stunning, KK! Would love to see the four together as an essay. Perfect timing.
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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:28 am
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Wonderful KK, another millisecond and the water would have been disturbed by the feet.
 

by Rich Demler on Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:47 am
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Great capture of a handsome bird. :)
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by Alan Murphy on Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:59 am
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Just great KK.
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by Van Hilliard on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:01 am
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That mirror surface and the landing posture -- what an image!
As others have said, the timing was perfect. I love the way the tail feather has just contacted the surface.

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by Harold Stiver on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:23 am
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Terrific, KK. The perfect moment.
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by AForns on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:29 am
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Awesome KK !!!!!! 8) 8)
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by Steve Metildi on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:39 am
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Outstanding landing shot KK!

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by Justin C on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:42 am
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Doesn't get much better than this. 8) :shock: 8)
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by Miguel Lasa on Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:44 am
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:03 pm
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Excellent framing!!! I love how the tail is just touching the water but the feet aren't yet.
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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:23 pm
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That water is like glass, KK. You did a great job with this duck. He's still molting but still in nice plumage. The pose and composition couldn't be better.
 

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