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p.1 #1 · Migrating Mallards

Greetings,

I was fortunate enough to capture a few vary close photos of a few migrating Mallards and gulls. Hide blinds do help!

I’ve tried to present a couple of photos that seemed a bit different, at least to me.

Your C & C is most welcome.

Larry

1 of 6 a hybrid drake Mallard

2 of 6 Hen Mallard

3 of 6 Drake Mallard

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/8.0 1/200 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/8.0 1/320 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/5.6 1/400 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Nov 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM

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4 of 6 Hen Mallard

5 of 6 Gull in Flight

6 of 6 just a couple of gulls

Thanks for the look...........

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/5.6 1/250 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/5.6 1/800 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS 5D 400 mm f/5.6 1/250 sec 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Nov 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM

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p.1 #3 · Migrating Mallards

Larry, those are some excellent shots of the ducks. In number one, I hope some hunter takes out that drake hybrid who has some farm duck in him. We don't need him polluting the gene pool any more. That happens quite a bit by the way. Love the clarity that you got on those shots. That head shot is dynamite. Good job.
Al

Nov 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM

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p.1 #4 · Migrating Mallards

Great job, Larry. The clarity of the detail is awesome, especially in #3. #5 is well in focus and the light is sweet.

Socrate

Nov 22, 2009 at 03:44 PM

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Desert Drake wrote:
Larry, those are some excellent shots of the ducks. In number one, I hope some hunter takes out that drake hybrid who has some farm duck in him. We don't need him polluting the gene pool any more. That happens quite a bit by the way. Love the clarity that you got on those shots. That head shot is dynamite. Good job.
Al

Thank you Al,

There were 2 drake and 3 hen hybrids. It's said that Mallards are respondsible for many of the sub-species of duck. They sure are prolific little buggers.

Thank you for the very nice comments.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:14 PM

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p.1 #6 · Migrating Mallards

Super detail and colors Larry!
Martin

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:20 PM

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Shasoc wrote:
Great job, Larry. The clarity of the detail is awesome, especially in #3. #5 is well in focus and the light is sweet.

Socrate
Socrate,

I really had some pretty good light and the ducks came quite close, both make such a difference, there was very little cropping other the the Drake head.

Thank you for the nice comments.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:20 PM

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p.1 #8 · Migrating Mallards

Nice images Larry. There is some nice light in some of them.

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:20 PM

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p.1 #9 · Migrating Mallards

Martin Good wrote:
Super detail and colors Larry!
Martin
Thank you Martin for looking in and the positive comment.
Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:21 PM

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Jody Melanson wrote:
Nice images Larry. There is some nice light in some of them.

Hi Jody,

I was lucky with some of the shots. It was partly cloudy and I just took what the light would give me.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:23 PM

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p.1 #11 · Migrating Mallards

Nice work Larry! I do like the drake portrait the best. Nicely focused and clear. I do like the focal point on 4 I'm just not sure about the angle of the bird. I'm on the fence on that one

2 is similar but I think it works better. Real nice job on the IF gull, love the shot

Tim

Nov 22, 2009 at 04:25 PM

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p.1 #12 · Migrating Mallards

Good job Larry.

Rob

Nov 22, 2009 at 05:25 PM

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p.1 #13 · Migrating Mallards

Nice set Larry,

I'm with Tim on the Drake portrait being my favorite & I do agree with Tim's other comments as well.

Lil

Nov 22, 2009 at 05:41 PM

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p.1 #14 · Migrating Mallards

"Quack" " Quack" Larry....great job on the Mallards....

Ted

Nov 22, 2009 at 08:42 PM

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p.1 #15 · Migrating Mallards

Very nice series.
Great details and composition...

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM

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p.1 #16 · Migrating Mallards

Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nice work Larry! I do like the drake portrait the best. Nicely focused and clear. I do like the focal point on 4 I'm just not sure about the angle of the bird. I'm on the fence on that one

2 is similar but I think it works better. Real nice job on the IF gull, love the shot

Tim
TIm,

Thank you. Yep, the drake portrait is my favorite as well. The hen in the 4th photo was streching her neck forward to drink water.

Gulls are good practice for BIF.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:37 PM

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Rob Tillyer wrote:
Good job Larry.

Rob
Thank you Rob.
Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:37 PM

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Lil Judd wrote:
Nice set Larry,

I'm with Tim on the Drake portrait being my favorite & I do agree with Tim's other comments as well.

Lil

Hi Lil,

The drake portrait turned out, I did crop off the body. The hen in the 4th photo was streching her head forward and down to drink water.

Thank you for your comments.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:38 PM

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Ted ellis wrote:
"Quack" " Quack" Larry....great job on the Mallards....

Ted
Ted,

Quacks are almost as good as Wows.

Thanks for the nice comments.

Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM

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p.1 #20 · Migrating Mallards

kosin wrote:
Very nice series.
Great details and composition...
Thank you for looking in and for the nice comments.
Larry

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM

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p.1 #21 · Migrating Mallards

Good job catching the sheen on the green head. That's harder to do than many people might realize. The big Manitoba mallards are down to South Dakota now, and I was out in my duck boat yesterday morning. I shot a limit of 5, mostly greenheads. The main flight isn't here yet, but as the lakes to my north continue to freeze the hunting will only get better!

Kent in SD

Nov 23, 2009 at 12:01 AM

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p.1 #22 · Migrating Mallards

Got some might fine looks at those mallard burds, Larry. I'm a big fan of low angle shooting

Ken

Nov 23, 2009 at 01:24 AM

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Two23 wrote:
Good job catching the sheen on the green head. That's harder to do than many people might realize. The big Manitoba mallards are down to South Dakota now, and I was out in my duck boat yesterday morning. I shot a limit of 5, mostly greenheads. The main flight isn't here yet, but as the lakes to my north continue to freeze the hunting will only get better!

Kent in SD
Kent,
It seems that the migration is a bit behing this year. Thanks for looking in and for your comments,
Larry

Nov 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM

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Mr Zoom wrote:
Got some might fine looks at those mallard burds, Larry. I'm a big fan of low angle shooting

Ken
Thank you Ken. Any lower angle and I would of needed gills.

Larry

Nov 23, 2009 at 10:50 AM

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p.1 #25 · Migrating Mallards

Some great details and nice light on these Larry.
dan

Nov 23, 2009 at 10:52 AM


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