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Martin Good
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Ventured down to the lake yesterday still nursing my right arm but wanting to try out my 40d with the 500. Found a little harbour full of mallards. Here are a few shots. C&C welcome. Thanks for looking.
Martin
1 Ain't I a real cutie
2 Twin Peaks
3 Here's looking at you



Nov 17, 2008 at 05:01 PM
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Martin, you really through me off with the title to this post Image #2 is pretty neat, just wish there was a peek of the eye but the form is sure lovely #3 is nice and I do certainly like your cheerleader, that is a great shot.
In general comps seem a bit tight to me, #3 really could use some more area left for the direction the duck is looking. You had some very pleasing light on these, nice

Karl



Nov 17, 2008 at 05:34 PM
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Yeah I was expecting tigers too from the thread's title
Looks like a great outing Martin..you nailed some great shots! last 1 is my fav. but they're all good
Hope your arm recovers quickly!
Hey i'm pretty sure i'm gonna be in Lucerne in mid december. A client invited me for 2 days at his home in Kriens (just outside the city).
how far are you?



Nov 17, 2008 at 06:16 PM
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Martin,

Hey these aren't floral shotz I guess you squeezed in a couple of ducky daisys though

Cropped these a bit to tight and the saturation looks a bit heavy to me.
Got some good poses especially in the last one.

40d and 500 should be real nice combo. A little lighter than the Mark III and 500 by a tad

ant



Nov 17, 2008 at 06:17 PM
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Karl Witt wrote:
Martin, you really through me off with the title to this post Image #2 is pretty neat, just wish there was a peek of the eye but the form is sure lovely #3 is nice and I do certainly like your cheerleader, that is a great shot.
In general comps seem a bit tight to me, #3 really could use some more area left for the direction the duck is looking. You had some very pleasing light on these, nice

Karl

Thanks Karl.
Actually with the 1.4 on I didn't crop all that much they were so close. Probably could have done without it but wanted to try it. And are right, I was lucky to get a nice golden light. As for # 3 I tried giving it space on the left but although the head is facing to the left I thought the eye is facing to the right so I gave it some more room there instead.
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 01:38 AM
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Nello Milanese wrote:
Yeah I was expecting tigers too from the thread's title
Looks like a great outing Martin..you nailed some great shots! last 1 is my fav. but they're all good
Hope your arm recovers quickly!
Hey i'm pretty sure i'm gonna be in Lucerne in mid december. A client invited me for 2 days at his home in Kriens (just outside the city).
how far are you?

Hi Nello,
Was looking out for some tigers........ or even a cat but no luck
Kriens is 260 Kms from Geneva or a 3 hours drive. Are you driving or flying there?
When in December? Maybe we could arrange something.
Thanks for the nice comments.
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 01:44 AM
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anthony whitmo wrote:
Martin,

Hey these aren't floral shotz I guess you squeezed in a couple of ducky daisys though

Cropped these a bit to tight and the saturation looks a bit heavy to me.
Got some good poses especially in the last one.

40d and 500 should be real nice combo. A little lighter than the Mark III and 500 by a tad

ant

Yeah, daisies are about the only ones left these days Ant
Actually I didn't saturate much on these, between 1-5% at the most and mostly at the lower end of this scale. I think it was mostly the good light and I used the shadow and highlighting more and it just brought out the colors a tad.
I was wishing I had a Yak like you though Ant. There was a flock of Cormorants on the lake but too far out to get any good shots and where they were roosting was a private beach that I couldn't get near from land. And there should be lots of migratory birds coming through. Am sure here in Switzerland one has to have a licence to take one out on the lake too.....
Martin

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Nov 18, 2008 at 01:48 AM
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I'm taking the train from Milan to Lucerne. There's a direct train leaving every hour or so. That way i'll enjoy the scenery
Arrival date should be 10th december if all goes well.



Nov 18, 2008 at 01:52 AM
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will pm you Nello


Nov 18, 2008 at 01:59 AM
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Hi Martin,

Great series and I concur with previous comments, my favorite is #7 the cheerleader capture.

Garen



Nov 18, 2008 at 02:38 AM
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I like 2 & 7 in this set. #2 for the color and #7 for da happy flap wing pose. All good shots regardless, Martin

Ken



Nov 18, 2008 at 08:52 AM
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Nice Quackers Martin 1,2 and 7 are my favs of this set and love the pose and the water in #2 particularly

Tom



Nov 18, 2008 at 10:09 AM
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Martin......Excellent series of quackers. The last mallard is my favorite from this series.

Quack!
Ted



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:04 AM
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Nice duckies Martin! Love the look in 3, maybe if you could have gotten a little lower? I really like 2, I'm a sucker for those preening poses. Well done.

I hope you can hook up with Nello, he's a fun guy to shoot or hang around with.

Tim



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:37 AM
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GAREN wrote:
Hi Martin,

Great series and I concur with previous comments, my favorite is #7 the cheerleader capture.

Garen

Thnaks Garen and for the pic too.



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:43 AM
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Mr Zoom wrote:
I like 2 & 7 in this set. #2 for the color and #7 for da happy flap wing pose. All good shots regardless, Martin

Ken

The light was good for the color on this outing, getting to be a rare thing here at this time of year.
Thanks Ken.
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM
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Thomas Sanders wrote:
Nice Quackers Martin 1,2 and 7 are my favs of this set and love the pose and the water in #2 particularly

Tom


Quackers sounds better than just plain old ducks
Glad you liked them Tom.
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM
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Ted ellis wrote:
Martin......Excellent series of quackers. The last mallard is my favorite from this series.

Quack!
Ted

Quack Quack to you too Ted and thanks for stopping by
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nice duckies Martin! Love the look in 3, maybe if you could have gotten a little lower? I really like 2, I'm a sucker for those preening poses. Well done.

I hope you can hook up with Nello, he's a fun guy to shoot or hang around with.

Tim

Hi Tim,
Now if I had a Yak like you........I could have a LDB too
Thanks Tim. Loved your eagle shots in the fog and to get so close, must have been great.
Trying to hook up with Nello but we both work different hours and its not so easy. But one of these days for sure.
Martin



Nov 18, 2008 at 11:51 AM
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Lovely series Martin

Lil - - recovering from Sylmar wildfire storms.... so I'm not doing picks



Nov 19, 2008 at 01:52 AM
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