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    Default Mallard Duckling

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    This was taken in the lake near my house. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

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    When I saw the thumbnail, I thought, "This may be a perfect image." I was right: killer light and SH, a beautiful crop, perfect head angle and wake, and fluffy where it needs to be fluffy. EXP perfect. Kudos!
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    Very nice Jim. I especially like that you were able to extract detail while not over-sharpening - hard to do on these baby birds.

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    Gorgeous Jim. Very proud looking duckling. Really like the low POV and soft light.

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    Just love this little ball of fluff. The light is killer with great details. Those water drops really work.
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    Excellent light quality. Subject matter is cute to begin with, but captured this soundly from a technical aspect, takes it
    to another level. Love the water movement. The crop is creative.

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    sweet light and nice warm light, I like the water drops too
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    This is as good a mallard duckling image one could hope for! Everything has come together beautifully here. Only an even younger indivdual can top the cuteness factor, which is already quite strong.

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    Amazing shot, Jim. Love the light and details.

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    Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

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