Iridescent Mallard

He just didn't give a damn ... let me get as close as I wanted. Easy pickings for the 400mm.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/...9d4d88fa_b.jpg

Beautiful colours, eye detail, and framing MA.

Thanks HBG

he's lovely!

Another well composed shot MA, I think the background makes this shot.

Very pretty! Lovely detail but are you sure it's a he?

Thanks Richard.

Thanks also JAS ... as far as I know only the males have that irridescent green. Perhaps that's not the case? I'm no duck expert :)

Very nice shot. As for the green I was educated by a duck lover. "Mr. Mallard has a green head." The background is awesome. You slowed the shutter down and what I assume is flowing water looks like silk. Nice! :clap::clap:

Totally dig the composition here as well!

Thanks Marko :)

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Originally Posted by Iguanasan

Very nice shot. As for the green I was educated by a duck lover. "Mr. Mallard has a green head." The background is awesome. You slowed the shutter down and what I assume is flowing water looks like silk. Nice! :clap::clap:

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Ahhh ... so that's how you tell! Green head ... will remember that.

The water is just a pond, not moving. There was a bit of wind around so that probably accounts for the bokeh effect.