Duck

reedjam99 · Aug 23, 2010

Shot this over the weekend at our local park. Not sure what kind of duck it is to be honest, I'm not big on identifying birds

C&C welcome.

tkruf · Aug 23, 2010

I believe that is a female mallard. Not a bad shot, maybe a little tighter crop though.

Mauravdl · Aug 23, 2010

+1 for female mallard.

I only wish the grass wasn't blocking some of her.

- Maura

reedjam99 · Aug 23, 2010

Mauravdl said:
+1 for female mallard.

I only wish the grass wasn't blocking some of her.

- Maura

You and me both

I tried to reposition a bit to avoid the grass, but she didn't like that too much and moved into the water. I'll be going back for more shots this weekend though, so I'll try again.

kundalini · Aug 23, 2010

reedjam99 said:
You and me both I tried to reposition a bit to avoid the grass, but she didn't like that too much and moved into the water.

Recycle bin then. TBH, this is a duff shot. We all have them, so don't get worried. Just go out again and hope / expect for better results next time.

reedjam99 · Aug 23, 2010

kundalini said:
reedjam99 said:

You and me both I tried to reposition a bit to avoid the grass, but she didn't like that too much and moved into the water.

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Recycle bin then. TBH, this is a duff shot. We all have them, so don't get worried. Just go out again and hope / expect for better results next time.

Anything besides the grass obstruction that makes it a duff? I'd like to fix as many things in one go as I can.

kundalini · Aug 23, 2010

reedjam99 said:
Anything besides the grass obstruction that makes it a duff? I'd like to fix as many things in one go as I can.

Sadly for this shot.... no, it's done.

The only consolation I can offer is patience on your part. That and proper photographic techniques. Oh yeah..... be a ninja and creep up on their ass. It really is a combination of things. There is not a silver bullet. Patience really is a virtue when shooting wildlife.

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