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Nice preening pose, and lovely colours. the duck is well positioned in the frame, Cheryl.
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I envy you being able to get so close. They're always in the middle to far side of the pond when I try. He posed for you nicely, and you did a great job capturing. Head is plenty light enough for me, and you're showing off that beautiful plumage (not to mention the wonderful beak) wonderfully. Terrific image.
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Lovely angle and nice preening pose you got here !! Love that green iridescence on its head .
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very nice,like the lighting and the blu in the water,nice pose.thanks.
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Beautiful image Cheryl! Excellent techs and preening pose.
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Originally Posted by
Ron Sprunger
I envy you being able to get so close. They're always in the middle to far side of the pond when I try. He posed for you nicely, and you did a great job capturing. Head is plenty light enough for me, and you're showing off that beautiful plumage (not to mention the wonderful beak) wonderfully. Terrific image.
Hey Ron Thanks,
Yes I figured it out. I have to position myself in the reeds wearing waders to stay dry. I usually take my tripod but it always gets all tangled up and yuck so I decided to just go for it hand held. They spook so easily so it's like cat and mouse you know. Then it becomes a waiting game and I just sit and wait for them to come back. They don't always :(
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Hi Cheryl, super low angle of capture, with a good preening pose. You have certainly 'lightened' the face enough, as the green iridescence shows up nicely. ( did you bring up the exposure in camera, or in pp work ) either way, it looks great. Love how the yellow eye pops from the green of the head. I also like the colour of the water. Well captured.
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Originally Posted by
Stuart Bowie
Hi Cheryl, super low angle of capture, with a good preening pose. You have certainly 'lightened' the face enough, as the green iridescence shows up nicely. ( did you bring up the exposure in camera, or in pp work ) either way, it looks great. Love how the yellow eye pops from the green of the head. I also like the colour of the water. Well captured.
Thanks Stuart. I actually shot in camera a little high but the sun was shadowing the head a little coming from the left so I adjusted in PS
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Thanks for the feedback. Its fun to play around both ways.
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Cheryl, loved the pose...with swimming ducks, I always try to time something like that. not easy...very well done here. Shoveller drake is one of the most difficult ducks to expose and process correctly IMO.
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Great picture, nice deep shooting position and great eye contact, Cheryl.
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Excellent comp, low angle, exposure and pose. I like it a lot.
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Beautiful image. Real nice shooting angle, great pose, excellent detail, and very well composed.
Very well done.
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