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    Not as good a year as last with these great little ducks as the ponds froze early this season.
    Here is one from a week or so ago, only wish his eye was not in a bit of shadow. But I like that the tail feathers were up.



    Canon 1D Mark IV
    Canon 500mm F/4 IS
    Manual
    Metering: Spot
    1/2500s
    F/6.3
    ISO 800
    Hand Held on my stomach

    Thanks for looking, :)
    Mike Veltri

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    Mike:

    The same light angle that caused the shaded eye, really helped show definition on the breast and hood. These whites are very often rendered without detail with full frontal lighting or flash.
    I might be tempted to clean up the eye a bit.

    Good low shooting angle, nice water color.

    Cheers

    Randy

    PS: Be sure to post at the 1024 x800 size, it really makes the images present better.

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    Great low shooting angle and nice detail. (Not to mention the full hood -- I'm still waiting to get one as full as this). Good suggestion from Randy to clean up the eye.

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    Loved the super low angle and the profile head angle. Good timing on getting the full hood. If mine, I'd crop some from bottom. There is a lot of noise there.

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