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Preening Mallard
delia todd

Preening Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

For a while it seemed that all the birds were busy trying to make themselves look good for the camera LOL.

The light still in the wrong direction, so some PP work needed again.

Sports Mode settings
f/5.6
1/250 sec
ISO 400
Exp bias +0.7
Focal length 185 mm
Max aperture 3
Metering mode Pattern
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Habitat
Inland loch
Location
Forfar Loch, Angus
Date taken
11 September 2015
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode
BrianWH
Great shot Delia, bit early for spring cleaning? Tfs

A Very Happy New Year to you and yours.
 
Stanley Jones
Supporter
Lovely picture of this young lady preening D. I am amazed at how often I have a photo opportunity and the sun is in just the wrong direction. I can't help myself, I go ahead and take it anyway (lol). Excellent work!!!
 
Ken Doy
Some of the best opportunities come when the light is wrong Delia LOL. Well done with this one .
Ken
 
Doc Duck
Supporter
According to one of the seminars I took at the Crane Festival, sun off to one side is perfect, anywhere from 30 to 90 degrees. Sun coming straight over your shoulder makes for a flat image, while sun coming in from one side gives you shadows that can help define the image as of a 3D object. Here the angle may have been more than 90 degrees though, so then you get backlight issues to deal with, too much shadow and the brights in the wrong places. Oh well. Still, a beauty preening is always sweet to see |=)|
 
Mohamad Kamrani
Nice shot Delia , your camera FujiFilm HS50 is a very good camera with powerful zoom , well seen and taken ;)

mo
 

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