What’s Your Preference?

kirbinster · #1 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 07:51 PM

Saw these two just going in circles at a local pond. The male is a really neat colored bird. I walked around the pond four times, but could never really get close enough to get a great shot. You might want to click on the larger image to see them:

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gazsus · #2 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:00 PM

I love these photos and I appreciate the frustration at not getting closer. I often circle my local watering-hole trying to catch similar ducks, they seem to know how far my 300mm can reach...then they drift a little further away.

Preacherman · #3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:08 PM

They look absolutely great to me Kirb. Beautiful creatures. The male looks like an oil painting. Would they crop to enlarge the pair of them without compromising? I enjoyed viewing these. Thanks. PAUL

Thomas.H1 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:22 PM

These are beautiful ducks. You've done a great job of shooting them. Had you cropped them in photoshop, the ducks would appear larger. This could have handled the inability to get closer. Just an idea.

leonaashlee · #5 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:25 PM

That's a lovely couple.

kirbinster · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 12:51 AM

They are already cropped quite a bit

. They were quite far away, these were taken at 300mm on my D5000.

Ella1267 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 01:49 AM

It is funny how the males are so brilliant and the females are plain....nice set.

gb_eh · #8 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 02:09 AM

Nice series.. these are really hard to get close too, been around the pond a few times myself ;-) Sometimes it's better just to stay low in one place and let them get close to you..