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[John Mack]

Found this while going through my Wall of Shame folder. This drake seems to be missing his eye. This image was created at the infamous Wall of Shame on Oakley St in Cambridge, Maryland on 2/9/20 at 2:43PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
ISO 400
f4.0
1/5000sec

[Randy Stout]

John:

Very nice overall, bummer about the eye. I am surprised we don't see more birds with eye injuries, esp. those that fly through the trees a lot.

Excellent shooting angle, soft water, nice angle in the frame.

Cheers

Randy

[kevin Hice]

John nice image and too bad the eye definitely hurts.Love the water color and softness. I have been trying to get one like this for a couple years. Just haven't had the opportunity present it self. In Nd usually on large water. TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Bad luck with that missing eye, it does spoil the image but I suppose it does have value in showing wildlife's resilience with injuries. Apart from that eye everything looks super.

[Brian Sump]

Such a nicely lit and well-balanced candidate with super water color. Shadows at base of the neck are a touch strong compared to the illumination of the rest of the bird perhaps.

I always appreciate seeing shots of oddities, although they certainly don't often make award-winners.

[arash_hazeghi]

I feel sorry for this drake John, nice image but I am too much drawn to the missing eye. part of life and nature though....

TFS

[Volkan Akgul]

hi, good photo :(

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, perfect angled pose captured here, and you have captured excellent detail throughout the duck. Love the calm water.