Mallard Drake

Gallery: AvianPosted May 4, 201190 views8 comments

Mark IV, 800mm, ISO 800, f/9, 1/640th, wimberly, natural light

I have only seen a Mallard on the pond this one time. Hopefully he will return but I suspect he was simply passing through

Comments greatly appreciated. Larger file provided.

Peter

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on May 4, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Great low angle/perspective, and I love that pose Peter!

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 4, 2011 at 8:01 PM

I like this a lot Peter, great preening pose and an interesting but not distracting bg as well as a good low angle. Well done.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 4, 2011 at 11:11 PM

Wow!!!! Amazing low angle. Can't get any lower than that. Love the colors, great pose, and composition. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 4, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Peter, love the detail, color and exposure on this Mallard. Also love the low angle a lot! Not sure why the BG looks a bit funky. Did you do some cloning? Some of the lines and color changes look unnatural to me for some reason...but it isn't too distracting to take away from a great shot on the subject.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 4, 2011 at 11:58 PM

All around nice photo Peter. The low angle really makes this one special, but the preening pose and excellent detail also contribute!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 5, 2011 at 5:55 AM

Great low angle and pose Peter. Greens in the background look a bit funny??

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 5, 2011 at 7:49 AM

I like the well OOF BG with its patterns & colors, works well here Peter.
Very good details, colors, and exposure.
I especially like the POV, couldn't be better for this type of shot

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 5, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Thanks everyone I appreciate the comments. I did clone out a hot area in the BG in the upper RH corner. The overall look of the BG is the actual look of it.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments