Just a Mallard

ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
edited March 15, 2005 in Wildlife
Took this, this morning. Not much else happening the woods were quiet. Snow squalls intermittent. Full sun with snow coming down mixed with 10ft visibility.
Typical Calgary Alberta in the spring.
A 100% crop

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Tim

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  • lynnmalynnma Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 5,208 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Shakey wrote:
    Took this, this morning. Not much else happening the woods were quiet. Snow squalls intermittent. Full sun with snow coming down mixed with 10ft visibility.
    Typical Calgary Alberta in the spring.
    A 100% crop



    Click on the picture to see the original.


    Tim
    thats beautiful Tim.. great detail and clarity and I love the water..gees.. you must have been lying down to get that angle?clap.gifclap.gif
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  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Thanks Lynn the clarity and detail are all from the lens. It is incredibly sharp if I do the right things:D . The crop is probably giving a false perspective I was about 15 ft away standing/kneeling on a bank.

    I wanted to get closer but he has a personal space bubblerolleyes1.gif .

    Tim
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    and you got the tail there was a group of shots with no duck butts awhile back very nice shot Jeff
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    Shakey wrote:
    Took this, this morning. Not much else happening the woods were quiet. Snow squalls intermittent. Full sun with snow coming down mixed with 10ft visibility.
    Typical Calgary Alberta in the spring.
    A 100% crop



    Click on the picture to see a larger version.

    Tim
    Hey Tim,

    Very nice shot. Great colors and clarity. Some nice water action too. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 14, 2005
    Very nice duck shot Shakey. Reminds me of a Northern Shoveler my wife caught in New Mexico
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  • pete wpete w Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2005
    What a great Mallard shot
    The quality and detail are great.rolleyes1.gif
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  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Tim,

    Very nice shot. Great colors and clarity. Some nice water action too. clap.gif
    Thanks Harry I was gunning for a nice clear shot of a mallard I missed some earlier in the week that just lacked the punch this one had.

    Tim
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    and you got the tail there was a group of shots with no duck butts awhile back very nice shot Jeff
    Whats a duck shot without some Cul de Canard eh?
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Very nice duck shot Shakey. Reminds me of a Northern Shoveler my wife caught in New Mexico
    17215362-M.jpg

    Thanks Pathfinder and that is a nice shot! I like the eye .

    Tim
  • ShakeyShakey Registered Users Posts: 1,004 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    pete w wrote:
    The quality and detail are great.rolleyes1.gif
    Thank you pete thats what I was gunning for, my next goal is to get closer and have the same color and and clairity .


    Cheers ,
    Tim
  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Great shot Shaky. I love being able to see his foot in the water and the higher shutter speed capturing the splashing water droplets. Awesome.thumb.gifthumb.gif
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