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    Default African Black Duck

    Image captured handheld at local pond in Sandton South Africa.

    Nikon D3S
    500 mm F4 Lens with 1.4 TC
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    S/s 1/3200 sec
    ISO 1100
    E/c -0.7

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    Last edited by Peter Kes; 12-29-2012 at 06:28 AM.

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    Nice flight pose with the duck cruising by just above the water. The speculum shows nicely, which is a nice touch. The light was difficult, with the underside of the subject difficult to get details out of and some blocked blacks too.

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    Very nice wing position and the purple looks great. Good incoming wing position as well.
    I would clean up the specular highlights in the water .
    Agree with Daniel re: light and blacks.
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    A fine looking flight pose. Terrific angle on the bird and love the wings. Needs just a touch of rotation.
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    Beautiful flight pose captured.Looks little dark on my monitor.Nice colors of speculum. I like the HA and eye contact.

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    Thanks for your comments much appreciated. The duck was chased by an Eygptian Goose with offspring on the pond and came with light behind giving
    a difficult image to process.

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