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At Water's Edge
At Water's Edge
kanaj


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Collection: 2026 Calendar Options
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Tamron AF 100-300mm f/5-6.3 for Nikon
Location: Austin, Texas (USA)
Date: Jan 8, 2026
Galleries: Vintage, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2026

Viewed: 125
Comments: 6
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 Shot along the shoreline of one of the reservoirs at a wastewater treatment facility near Austin, Texas. This site is a wildlife refuge for migrating waterfowl. I had hoped to see something more exciting than ducks, but these mallards were so much more beautiful and wild than the ones I typically see in the city parks.

Mileage will likely vary with the processing on this. I leaned hard into the lo-fi vintage film aesthetic I enjoy so much. But not everyone responds well to that.

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Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 01/25/2026 09:07:02 PM
Nice scene.
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Nikon D810
 01/24/2026 05:22:27 PM
You're really good at shooting birds! That's all :-)
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Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 01/22/2026 04:22:39 AM
Originally posted by mariuca:
It made me look 3 times. I like it enough to toy with the idea of cropping some from the righ. Anyhow, it makes one stop to absorb the beauty


Thanks! If this were to be selected as a calendar image--and this applies to most of the images so far submitted--I do anticipate that some cropping choices would be necessary anyway to fit the 12x12 (square) format. I'd be inclined to agree that the negative space on the right could be trimmed down for sure in this one.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 01/22/2026 01:23:06 AM
It made me look 3 times. I like it enough to toy with the idea of cropping some from the righ. Anyhow, it makes one stop to absorb the beauty
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 01/18/2026 08:00:21 PM
Beautiful and serene coloration, interesting how half of you image is out of focus and the other in focus almost down the middle. This and the coloration works really for this beautiful image. I hope this is a safe place for the wildlife using it.
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
01/18/2026 05:26:25 PM
I am enjoying the controlled texture. It kind of leaves questions as to what else was out there to be seen. Nice.
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