Little duck in the water

[Desmond Chan]

D300 70-300 @ 300mm handheld. Manual exposure mode, no flash. ISO 1600 f8 1/2000s.

I know the duckling does not move that fast, but I was in the middle of chasing the swallows. :)


C & C welcome and appreciated !


Thank you for looking !

[David Thomasson]

I hope I won't read comments about head angles or camera angles or any other kind of angles. It's a fine image, and I'm sure George Eliot
would have agreed. She wrote (in 1859) of "a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with
their soft bills ...." Your picture captures that sort of beauty. No angles. Please.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Desmond - gorgeous little fellow - lovely feel, Exposure looks good - Sweet light and great reflection.
I like it :) Good show :)

[Alfred Forns]

Mighty fine image but see nothing wrong with leveling? Its off by a bunch and leveling would make it more appealing. Cropping wise would have given more room to see the entire water circle

That little guy is cute over the top and nothing wrong with his head angle :) ... but a cuteness alert would have been in order !!!!

[Desmond Chan]

Its off by a bunch and leveling would make it more appealing. Cropping wise would have given more room to see the entire water circle

Ok, ok, should have rotated it clockwise by 1 to 1.5 degree. My bad! :o:o

As for seeing the entire rippling circle, unfortunately this is nearly a full frame. Even in full-frame, part of the circle is clipped.

David, thank you for your nice words !

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions !

[denise ippolito]

Desmond, Really cute little one!! The reflection is great and I love the water color!!

[Connie Mier]

Hi Desmond, very cute and nice lighting. I don't like the stick and would have tried to get rid of it. Given the tones of the water, it may be a difficult task to do (at least for me who doesn't have much experience PS).
Connie

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Desmond,
This is a sweet image, the lighting is superb...well done...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

cuteness alert should have been flying!! agree with al, i think. it's an awesome image. there are two dust bunnies behind the head in the reflection.

[Nonda Surratt]

Really sweet little duckie. I think the stick adds to the sense of being all alone (the duck)