Red Billed Whistling Duck

SKMSKM Registered Users Posts: 149 Major grins
edited March 19, 2008 in Wildlife
Shot this one on a wildfowl reserve and quite liked the pose. What do you think

Regards

Stan

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    clap.gif Good capture. I like the pose a lot. Is that late afternoon/early morning light? It almost looks like you used a flash but the shadow angle is wrong unless you used off-camera flash.
    Mike Helbig

    http://www.michaelhelbigphotography.com
    http://www.thewildpig.blogspot.com
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    Good pic thumb.gif, I like the duck's pose. Comp wise I would have framed him further to the left.

    Its correct name is the black bellied whistling duck.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    good shotthumb.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • SKMSKM Registered Users Posts: 149 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    Hi Mike Harry and Dave

    Thanks for your comments.

    Mike ,it was shot around 11am, no flash used.

    Harry, this is a slight crop on the original to get rid of other distracting birds in the frame so no choice but to centre this one. Thanks for the re identification - I got mine from a plate by the duck pond, could it be we are both right

    Regards

    Stan
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    I've seen quite a few of these in south Texas but I have not been able to get a picture of one. Congrats!
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • SKMSKM Registered Users Posts: 149 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    I've seen quite a few of these in south Texas but I have not been able to get a picture of one. Congrats!

    Hi Stephen

    Thanks for looking. I doubt I would ever see one of these in the wild over here - the shot was sort of captive at a wildfowl and wetlands trust

    Stan
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