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Posted by Sheri Whala on Tue Oct 21, 2003 10:52 pm

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Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

This was taken January of this year at Prospect park. On this morning it was only 6 degrees. It was quite chilly. But these guys are a lot of fun.


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Thanks for looking! Any comments appreciated!
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by Dennis Olivero on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:05 pm
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You guys have the most impressive duck collection. This is just terrific with a slight back paddle around to give you the look, click, you got it!. Well done SW!
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by Alan Murphy on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:06 pm
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Sheri,

Lovely shot. A little flash would have opened up the dark areas. Love the eye and the water is just beautiful. I'd like to see a little more room around the bird.
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:14 pm
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Very nice Lesser Scaup image. I find it difficult to get the purple hues as the birds here tend more toward the green hues regardless of shooting angle - its nice to see this.
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:25 pm
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Nice happy looking bird. A little tight IMO.
 

by Mike Wilson on Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:44 pm
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Lovely image. I really like the cooler tones in this one, the eye color really stands out well. A bit tight for my taste in the crop but maybe this is full frame. Excellent detail and resting pose.
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by LHays on Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:19 am
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Perhaps a little tight but this one is gorgeous....complete with great color and a beautiful eye. I'm especially impressed that it was handheld. I have no confidence shooting handheld anymore. You certainly have a great place to shoot.....can hardly wait to see what you come up with this winter. Great job!
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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:46 am
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Nice image with god exposure and detail. Possibly could use just a bit more "breathing room" around the bird.
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by Brian L. Zwiebel on Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:56 am
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Hi Sheri!

This one is just beautiful. I love the duck, the water and the placement of the eye in the frame. A tad more room below and to either side of the bird would be ideal IMO.

Fantastic!

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by Wil Hershberger on Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:28 am
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Gorgeous!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:41 am
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Sweet shot, Sheri. The eye is great.
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by Bill Whala on Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:58 am
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You know I love this one. The colors are incredible. Not only can you hand hold steady but level as well.

Too cool. 8)
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:07 am
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Sheri,

Nice work. It's great to see the purple in the head. You and Bill have some excellent duck images, but I'm just as impressed with your water!
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by AlexC on Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:25 am
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Wonderful Purple Quack, would love to see him in a bigger box, wonderful light and excellent detail, on my monitor the whites are to the edge, but not bad, Just wonderful!!! Congrats!!! 8)
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by Bill Lockhart on Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:36 am
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I love the composition on this shot Sheri. The eye is perfectly placed and really grabs my attention. Excellent work.
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by Alan Melle on Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:57 am
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Nice one! The purple shows up well and the yellow eye really sets it off. Prospect Park is a great place for these guys. Well done.
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by Bill Keown on Wed Oct 22, 2003 12:41 pm
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Sweet shot, love the placement of the eye.

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by Jim Neely on Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:17 pm
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I really like the LOOK.

Nice composition. Well done all around.

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:00 pm
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I love the color of the water and the purple in the head. 6 degrees? COLD! :shock:
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by Ken Newcombe on Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:29 pm
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Sheri,

A very nice sleepy duck, we had 1000 or so Scaup show up last week.
 

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