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Mr. and Mrs. Mallard in Winter
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard in Winter
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Collection: Ducks and Geese
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Burke, VA
Date: Feb 10, 2009
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Feb 10, 2009

Viewed: 333
Comments: 6
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 A pair of Mallards on a partially frozen lake. They were swimming along the edge of the ice and dabbling for food periodically, well away from the bigger flocks of ducks elsewhere on the lake.

Rather gray sky which made the water look white, so I bumped the contrast to exaggerate that.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
02/15/2009 06:04:17 AM
what a wonderful image
us here in aussieland cant get our heads around frozen lakes but you conveyed it thru your image
well done
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II/III USM
 02/11/2009 05:46:39 PM
That is a great shot, very beautiful colours!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/11/2009 09:27:37 AM
Love the processing- great capture of the pair !
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/11/2009 12:44:49 AM
Beautiful ducks, and I love how the water fades off into the white.
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Pentax K5II
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 02/10/2009 11:00:21 PM
Wonderful contrast between the stark water and duck plumage... nicely done.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 02/10/2009 09:29:35 PM
They have interesting plumage this time of year. It's good to know that you have unfrozen water in your ponds! LOL
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