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    This is a White-faced Duck touching down in the water at a local birding spot on saturday morning. Wow, it was cold there -2.5 deg C. I liked the full wingspread here.

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    excellent incoming pose and great details Stu
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    Great pose and colors. IQ looks good and nice light. Looks like it could have a 1-2 degree CW rotation looking at the water level. But lets see if others think that

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    Love the frontal pose. Super detail and moment captured. Well done!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dumay Boulle View Post
    Looks like it could have a 1-2 degree CW rotation looking at the water level.
    Thanks mate. I based it on the reflections, but looking at the eyes, it could do with a tad of CW rotation.

    Thanks Arash and Wynand for your feedback.

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    Hey Stuart,
    Great angle and timing on the touchdown! Works great for me all around!

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    Excellent incoming pose and perfect timing, Stuart.

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    Excellent Stu, good reflection and pose, nicely done

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    Great full frontal landing pose captured. Super sharp and well exposed with great colours. Well done Stu

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    Love the head-on positioning! Reflection is a bonus and feather detail is excellent.

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    Thank you all for the kind words.

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    Stu, nice work here; I love the rich ocher on the breast and the black and white bands. Some immediacy, however, is lost by the angle. I know you've said before that in preserves in South Africa it's often prohibited to leave one's car; I'm wondering whether that was the case here.

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    Thanks for the feedback Craig. Always appreciated.

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