The Sleepy Little Duckling

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi All,
Thought you might like this as we are in full-on chick season! Mallard chick taken at the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Gloucestershire, UK. I guess all the attention was just too much for the poor little fellow!!!

Canon 400D
100-400IS @380
ISO 200
F7.1
Evaluative metering

Look forward to your critiques.
Regards to all,
Nicki

[Nonda Surratt]

What a wonderful image!!!!! Love the DOF and being fairly centered works for me.

[Lance Peters]

Cuteness alert!!! - I like it.

lance

[Alfred Forns]

Big time cute !!! You could go square !! Love the fine detail and pose !!! Winner !!!!

[Harold Davis]

very cool!!! he looks like i feel right now!!!!

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent capture. This is in deed a real "KODAK MOMENT"...:D Congrats...:)

[Desmond Chan]

Lovely !! Would like to see a tighter crop though.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cute moment captured. I like Al's crop suggestion.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

New crop - what do you think? Is it too tight now??
Really appreciate all the feedback.
Nicki

[Anita Rakestraw]

What a sweet shot!! I like the original but this one works for me too. Such innocence!! Thanks for posting this!

[Harold Davis]

too tight for me!!! i think you lose something going in so close here.

[Nonda Surratt]

I agree 100% with Mr H on the crop..H-ll has now froze over;)

[Katie Rupp]

Really nice work, Nicki, you have a talent for the intimate shot:)