Mallard Female

Posted by fredcor on Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:35 am

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Took this late in the day with a low setting sun. Hope you like it. Thanks for looking and ofcourse, your comments.

10D, 100-400 at 400mm
1/400 at f8 EV -2/3, ISO 200
Handheld with IS

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by DC on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:13 am

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I love mallards, esp females. There's just something about them that's so sweet, might be their smile

This is a great shot, the light is gorgeous with a nice reflection. Great job.

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by Jim Neely on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:31 am

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Very nice, Lat.

The light on this is special, and handled well.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:15 am

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All good technicals and balance down to the catchlight. Wish the bird were facing the camera a bit more but stands well nevertheless.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:32 am

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Female mallards seem to look especially nice in warm light like this. This is very nice.

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:34 am

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Gorgeous light!!! I agree with Bill - early/late light is especially attractive on female Mallards.

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by Alan Melle on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:57 am

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A fine image! Wonderful light on this pretty lady. It looks to be slightly tilted (easy to fix).

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by Safariguy on Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:31 am

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Making common ducks look beautiful is great. Love this one...

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:18 pm

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Nice colors, as mentioned before I whish the girl would be looking at you.

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by BrianS on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:39 pm

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Don't care if she isn't turned in my direction cause this is one nice shot -- awesome light.

How come on some famale mallards there is blue in the midsection towards the back?

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by fredcor on Mon Jan 12, 2004 2:20 pm

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BrianS wrote:Don't care if she isn't turned in my direction cause this is one nice shot -- awesome light.

How come on some famale mallards there is blue in the midsection towards the back?

There is blue in that area, but, it depends on how they fold their wings sometimes. I wish the blue showed in this case as it would go well with the water.

In reply to the other posts, wishing her head was turned. I was tracking her with A1 Servo for quite a while as she swam from my left to the right. I released the shutter as the sun made the browns glow. BTW she was looking at me all the time, out of the corner of her eye

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:34 pm

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Very nice photograph. The wonderful light makes the colors look great.

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:15 pm

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Nice light. Wish for lower angle and a more profile shot.

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by Ken Newcombe on Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:16 pm

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Warm light and "inky" water, very nice Lat.

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by LHays on Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:28 pm

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There is nothing more beautiful than a female mallard in the sweet light. She is a beauty. Wonderfully sharp and gorgeous water as well. I know....it would be nice for her in the other direction but I know exactly what you mean about getting the right angle for the colors to pop. You did great with her!!

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by Matt Cox on Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:17 pm

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Wonderful light and complmentary colors here, Lat -- I love the gold against the dark blue. Great sharpness and composition as well. Only nit from me might be to see if you have one in your series with a cleaner head reflection.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:55 am

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Gorgeous light on gorgeous bird Lat!! Beautiful shot, well done!!

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by clemens on Tue Jan 13, 2004 8:07 pm

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Very nice shot,

Morning and evening light I find the best for pic's like this. A certain glow on any waterfowl makes it more than a beautiful to capture. Hats off to you Lat