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A mallard on descent.Related content
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THEDOC4 In reply to Zarafa [2008-03-20 21:20:07 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou very much they certainly are stunning birds, especially there colours and markings. won't bee long for the Bubbas too!!!!!!!!!!
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q-118 [2008-03-10 07:56:42 +0000 UTC]
Mallards still elude me man! I need to get up there for a session again. Fantastic shot as usual Dave.
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THEDOC4 In reply to q-118 [2008-03-10 18:48:32 +0000 UTC]
Cheers M8 they did me for a few years!!!!! ye get yourself down, the Heronry is starting to hot up, just waiting on the Sun to come round and i'll be hammering
those again, still a few more angles of flight i've yet to capture.
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tazoftazmania [2008-03-04 09:05:51 +0000 UTC]
He's still wet from a previous descent
Really nice. Welcome back David
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THEDOC4 In reply to tazoftazmania [2008-03-04 18:02:52 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou very much cracking birds i always raise the camera for, and they always make me smile.
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icondigital [2008-02-28 21:31:03 +0000 UTC]
i admire you wildlife photogs effort & patience to capture shots like this one!
nice image david!
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THEDOC4 In reply to icondigital [2008-02-29 16:07:22 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou very much indeed, yes patience is a huge part of my photography.
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Wodewose [2008-02-28 10:35:31 +0000 UTC]
Who'd have thought there was a different, unfamiliar shot of a mallard to be had? Well, you got it
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THEDOC4 In reply to Wodewose [2008-02-28 18:21:18 +0000 UTC]
Many thanks I love the body language of birds in flight and mallards are very skillfull, especially at landing. i must have a few hundred
shots of them landing and taking off, love how then lean forward and drop the wings, spread the feet and balance it all the way to the water.
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Wodewose In reply to THEDOC4 [2008-02-28 19:04:25 +0000 UTC]
Certainly a contrast to the take-off and landing of swans, which you captured so superbly in your other shot
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DGAnder [2008-02-28 05:41:14 +0000 UTC]
I don't recall. what gear are you shooting? Excellent detail on a flying mallard.. those
guys are fast movers..
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THEDOC4 In reply to DGAnder [2008-02-28 18:24:20 +0000 UTC]
Cheers!!!!!! that was took with a Nikon D2Xs with a Sigma F2.8 300mm tele. and the other subs aswell. yes those
mallards are fast movers!!!!!!!!!!!
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THEDOC4 In reply to mialythila [2008-02-28 17:21:25 +0000 UTC]
LOL ye he does, looks a bit QWACKERS to me
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SilkenWinds [2008-02-28 00:42:58 +0000 UTC]
Ah I love mallards, I see them all the time at parks but I never see them as a "common" water fowl. They are beautiful in their own right, I love their emerald-green heads and little orange feet!
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THEDOC4 In reply to SilkenWinds [2008-02-28 19:05:15 +0000 UTC]
Me too, like you point out their colours and markings look fabulous, im always trying to show that when i photograph them.
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THEDOC4 In reply to sticks228 [2008-02-28 16:56:34 +0000 UTC]
Thanks yes it has been a while since i last subbed or participated like i used too, just haven't the time. Am glad you like them
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Andrew-and-Seven [2008-02-27 22:44:35 +0000 UTC]
Ah man have I missed your work!!!
Just what I need before the racing season starts, someone to remind me just what panning and focus mean.
Awesome shot of an everyday subject.
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THEDOC4 In reply to Andrew-and-Seven [2008-02-28 18:15:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks m8, oh and the Racing!!!!!!!! first WSB wasn't bad and the MotoGp soon, be nice to see Rossi stuff that Ducati
ye be great to see what you get this year, no doubt some top quality with lots of imagination in to give it the edge
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THEDOC4 In reply to travisdelongchamp [2008-02-27 21:22:13 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, i love there colours
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vattenpuss [2008-02-27 21:17:01 +0000 UTC]
it's hard to say somethink new about your pictures, because all of them are so amazing.
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THEDOC4 In reply to vattenpuss [2008-02-27 21:26:01 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou very much birds are so amazing, i love watching and photographing them.
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vattenpuss In reply to THEDOC4 [2008-02-27 21:31:38 +0000 UTC]
I do too! and I hope I'll become as good as you one day.
if you'd like to, you could check some of my bird photos on [link] -> foton -> Djur och natur
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THEDOC4 In reply to vattenpuss [2008-02-27 22:04:33 +0000 UTC]
Thankyou very much, such kind words i will go and have a look at photographs, and thankyou for the
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