Dunking

[Mark Wiseman]

Today will most likely be the hottest October day on record in the UK, ever!!!! at 29 degrees Celcius. I went off to Barnwell Park early this morning and took this image of a mallard duck just about to dunk his head underneath the water. I like the beads of water on his head as well as those magnificent colours. Barnwell Country Park, Oundle, United Kingdom. I like the image for the wonderful early morning light, detail, background and the pensive thought as the bird is about to duck under the water. A common species, but a different take
Camera details:
Nikon D3s
Lens, Nikon 200-400 f4 G VRII
Aperture f8
Shutter speed 1/200
ISO 2000
Image processed in ACR and CS5.
Comments and improvements welcomed.

[gail bisson]

Mark,
This is really cool. A very unusual angle and I like it for all the same reasons you like it. ISO 2000:Whoa!:...wouldn't try that with my 7D!!
Love the soft, silky water and the DOF is excellent,
Gail

[Gary Esman]

Beautiful colors here. Nice water, wonderful greens on the neck and water drops add. He appears to be getting a refection off the water into the eye. Might dark it a little. TFS

Gary.