I was hiking along Spraugue Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park whenI saw this duck keep bobbing its head into the bottom, looking for something to eat. I have never seen a duck do this before, so it had me laughing pretty good.
I tried to edit out the one distracting blade of grass, but wasn't able to do a good job of it, so I left it in.
I was surprised by the amount of comments about this picture NOT being candid. The definition of candid is:
"Candid photography is snapshot photography that focuses on spontaneity rather than technique, on perfecting the immersion of a camera within events rather than focusing on setting up a staged situation, focusing on lengthy camera setup, or focusing on particularly strong lenses."
It does not distinguish between animals or people, but rather events.
I agree that this picture would have been better suited for the Backside challenge, but since this was taken before the challenge started while while on vacation, it was not eligible.
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I don't understand the title for this image, why Marco!Polo! ? on the image, I don't like the composition on the middle, the grass on the right side is distracting. as candid moment could be acceptable because the animal have an unusual position.
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