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Posted by Bill Whala on Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:26 pm

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Blue-winged Teal Anas discors


Well at least he has "Blue" in his name. :D

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:56 am
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Great shot! Love the over shoulder look and vivid colour. I've only seen a few shots of these guys and never new they were so colourful.
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by DC on Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:02 am
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Beautiful shot Bill. perfect DOF and exposure and a wonderful pose. Congrats.
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:37 am
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One sweet duck shot. One of the more original images I've seen of a BWT. Lots of personality and very well composed.
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by Steve Metildi on Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:45 am
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Love the great back detail and different perspective. Great shot Bill.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:34 am
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Beautiful work Bill!! Excellent close up and I love that 'look' !! 8) 8) :)
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:35 am
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Nice angle on this one, Bill.
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by dkhenke on Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:06 am
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Very nice look from the rear end. Like the sharpness and exposure of this shot.
I hope one of these days I will get the opportunity to shoot an image of a blue-winged teal.
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by AlexC on Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:08 am
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The killer look-back and the low angle makes this Quacker very sweet, proper color saturation and temperature for an overcast day, nice detail and a great capture overall, well done!! Congrats!! 8) 8) 8)
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by fredcor on Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:06 pm
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Lovely shot from the rear. Many ducks have very colourful and textured feathers on their backs, these are only exposed when shooting from the rear.
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by Karen S on Fri Apr 02, 2004 4:55 pm
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Awesome pose Bill and the detail/color in the side feathers is beautiful.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:46 pm
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Bill,

This is a very nice shot with excellent eye contact. You captured some wonderful colors here, especially the purple in the head.
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:19 pm
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This is super cool - probably the best DS BWT photo taken!
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by bbart on Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:35 am
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Bill,

This is a very nice shot.I love the vibrant colors of the duck's feathers.

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Pretty darn close to flawless.
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