Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 2012185 views11 comments
Seven day old babies and mother Mallard enjoy their first day on the creek.
Sony a77 with 70-400 G Series Sony zoom, tripod and ballhead.
ISO 1000, f 6.7 @ 125/sec at 400mm.
Lightroom 4 and PS5 processing.
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11 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 2, 2012 at 12:25 AM
Hey Rick. Hard to beat baby ducklings for the cute factor. Rather comical that the one duckling is behind mom, AND looking at the camera - that one is bound for big things. I do wish mom would have cooperated with a head turn towards the camera. It appears that the water turns up on the left side, is this the case or some sort of optical distortion?
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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on May 2, 2012 at 3:43 AM
Ah - I'm totally ready for spring!
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 2, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Mom was too busy protecting her babies from a half dozen male mallards nearby. As for water flow I do not understand the question but creek moved from left to right. I and my equipment was hidden in a mesh camo found on this web site shop that works quite well..
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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 2, 2012 at 9:32 AM
This reaches high on the "cute factor" scale Rick- a very fun image.
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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on May 2, 2012 at 2:03 PM
I love the picture but it appears a little soft to me. I would try another round of sharpening.
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Comment posted by Charles Rose on May 2, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Hi Rick! What an adorable capture. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 2, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Lovely shot, I love ducklings. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 3, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Here is a second attempt at photo. Thanks for suggestions and comments
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 3, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Not sure if this looks that soft or if my eye is tiring of looking at great images!
No denying the cuteness factor and that Mom looks to be good at parenting.
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 4, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Excellent title for this!Very cute, nice work.
Ray
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 5, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Nice setting and I like the "time out" theme Rick.
Cute shot!
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11 commentsNo denying the cuteness factor and that Mom looks to be good at parenting.
Ray
Cute shot!