Mallard

by paulgee20

A simple shot of what I personally think is a very photogenic bird.
Uploaded10/03/2010 - 18:03
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/125
Aperturef/9.5
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length200mm
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matwhittington
Posted 10/03/2010 - 18:29 Link
I agree - and this is a really sharp shot, and nicely highlights the irridescent (sp?) green head - nice one

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paulgee20
Posted 10/03/2010 - 18:39 Link
Cheers Mat

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Cliff-P
Posted 10/03/2010 - 20:06 Link
Male Mallards make lovely subjects. This is a nice pose but the image is a bit errr...green
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pgweber
Posted 10/03/2010 - 20:18 Link
A pleasing portrait, lovely colour and detail Paul, but why the brutal crop?

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Edited by pgweber: 10/03/2010 - 20:18
tomkeet
Posted 10/03/2010 - 21:14 Link
Always lovely subjects Paul, nice shot. But it is a little green.
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paulgee20
Posted 11/03/2010 - 16:30 Link
Sorry about the 'green' guys, was the shot as it came.

Will try harder.


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