Some of you know of my encounter with a mating pair of mallards that has been ongoing since November of last year. I went out to the lake today after a few weeks and they are still there. His wing is still not right, but he's flapping and chasing off other males. The female is still hanging out with him.
The light was really harsh and gave me fits on some of the lighter feathers. She wouldn't keep her eye open for me today, which isn't good for the picture, but is good in that I wasn't bothering her as close as I was.
D3 | 70-200VR | TC1.7
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Image Date: 2008:04:17 14:34:38
Flash Used: Yes (Manual, return light detected)
Focal Length: 340.0mm (35mm equivalent: 340mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0029 s (1/350)
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv: 400
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Comment: (C)JIM_POOR
Just a hen Mallard but I like this a lot. Impeccably perfect rule of 1/3rds COMP and great use of d-o-f. "When the light is bright, think tight." Very well done.
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Thanks everyone. I forgot to mention that this is about 95+% of full frame. I got on the ground and slid up to her real nice and slow. The male is just off to the right.
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