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Young Male Mallard


Young Male Mallard
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2395 W: 94 N: 5542] (17634)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, AF Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6 G, Digital JPEG
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite Anatidae photos -2- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-28 8:13
Viewed: 442
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The same mallard as in my last photo, (Anas platyrhynchos). Only in a more dynamic pose and other exposure.

Young male Mallards may not gain their full mating brilliance until their second year of life, when the mother will abandon them to survive on their own. After breeding season is over, the mature Mallards will shed their old feathers and grow an “eclipse” (basic) plumage. They will be unable to fly until their new feathers have grown in, remaining in their nesting territories for the first ten days of the incubation period, after which they abandon the females.

Source: Northwestwildlife.com

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Hi Peter,

Another 1st class capture of a young mallard.
Funny pose and its expertly taken shot in all around MF!
TFS this and have a nice WE!
Cheers,

bayram

Slav Peter,
Indeed,a very quality capture with excellent sharpness and natural colors.TFS.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2912 W: 34 N: 8640] (32202)
  • [2009-08-28 9:07]

Hi Peter. This male is showing its wings off to you . And you have captured them with sharp focusing and fine detail. i like the rich colours. Well done TFS.
Nick..

Have a good weekend.

Hello Peter,
another very beautiful picture of the male Mallard, fantastic light and colours, very good sharpness, excellent POV and composition with a very pleasaing posture of the bird captured with great timing.
TFS
Best regards
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

Ah nog een mooie. Wilde eenden zijn best lastig om een leuke foto van te maken, is hier goed gelukt

fijn weekeinde
Jeroen

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 56 N: 4747] (16330)
  • [2009-08-28 9:48]

Hello Peter,
this is a beautiful pose you captured. Ver sharp and clear details. The colors are amazing. Good composition.
Best regards Siggi

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-08-28 10:00]

Hi Peter,really wonderful the moment of the capture! The wings open and the beautiful blue on make a difference! Great sharpness as usual and very nice painted background too.Thanks for share,have a nice weekend,Luciano.

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1063 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2009-08-28 10:52]

Hello Peter, anotherd lovely shot from nice point of view with nice composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

Peter,
The best duck to one best Dutch photographer!!!
Wonderful sharpness capture.
Lovely colors.
Good WE!
Mariana

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  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 85] (356)
  • [2009-08-28 11:28]

Hello Peter,

Excellent capture, amazing colors and details.
Wonderfull sharpness.
Nice work.
Best regards.
John

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 71 N: 758] (4689)
  • [2009-08-28 11:31]

Hello Peter,
You chose very good moment when the bird shew his beautiful plumage also low POV help quality composition.
Regards, Pawel

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2632] (15573)
  • [2009-08-28 13:08]

Genial trabajo amigo,
bellos detalles y buen pov,
saludos Peter.

This one is danting, I believe! :>
This is very nice capture Peter, good timing and very nice clarity/DOF/Sharpness.
This is not easy to present a commont and perfectly known to everybody species in interesting way, you did it :>
All the best from Lodz,
Radomir

hello Peter

you did an excellent and very beautiful photo of the mallard
shooting at the good moment when open close wings,
with very fine low POV at the level of the subject,
also very fine framing, superb focus great sharpness
and details, and that catch-light that always render
the photo more and more beautiful, TFS alot,

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-08-28 16:21]

Hi Peter,

How wonderful that we are neighbors!! This view of the Mallard is nothing short of spectacular. Fantastic timing to capture him in thie pose and great skill because he is perfect from head to toe. The colors and details are amazing - love those wonderful wings. How long did it take until he took off?

Jane

Hallo Peter,

een mooie aktie foto van deze vleugel uitslaande eend.
Good laag gezichtsveld en detailering.
Prachtige kleuren.
Mooi dat wazige water.

Gert

Hello Peter, another beautiful shot of this beauty with nice pose and composition.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

Ciao Peter. Fantastic pose you've captured in stunning details an fantastic colours exalted by the light. Nice compo too.

Roberto

Hello Peter, perfect and lovely shot of this colourful mallard with beautiful details and composition.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3821 W: 190 N: 11376] (35063)
  • [2009-08-29 6:51]

Hello Peter,
Nice one of the same young Mallard shaking his wings. You caught the blue wing window with excellent lighting in this shot.
Thanks and have a good weekend.
All the best,
Ivan

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2009-08-29 7:27]

hello peter
good capture of this cute mallard with its nice pose
i like dynamic composition, POV, colours and sharpness
TFS
regards
izler

Hi Peter,

Wow, what a great capture of the male Mallard with such vivid colors! The sharpness is perfect and so are the POV and DOF in the capture. The colors are so natural and attractive, and very well depicted in teh shot. The contrast between teh bird's colors and the sorroundings, is simply wonderful.
Great composition.

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Ciao Peter, great capture of young mallard in great pose, wonderful details and excellent sharpness, fantastic colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2009-08-29 10:12]

Ha Peter,

Een mooie contrastrijke foto,misschien ietwat te donker en weinig detail op zijn achterste,maar het blauw springt er positief uit,groetjes en prettig weekeinde

Paul

Hello Peter
a very nice pose of this Mallard, like a cormorant, great timing !
his face is well illuminated, the details of his feathers are superb and the colors are very natural, a beautiful shot
Have a nice Sunday
Jacqueline

Hello Peter
another great capture for lovely mallard with wing movements. great timing, focus and colors. POV and composition also very nice. thanks for sharing this beauty.
best wishes
Ahmet

Square for a moment of great work, You have exquisite capture.
Congratulations.
Sincerely ...

Hi Peter,

details are amazing, it was worth going for higher iso and keep the fast speed and the wide enough dof. Colors are also wonderful and composition is good too. Nice job, TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

hallo Peter
super compositie mooi van scherpte en super kleuren
is dit een aalsducky?
hij staat er bij als een aalsgolver
groetjes lou

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1725 W: 0 N: 3924] (15760)
  • [2009-08-31 4:55]

Hello Peter,
The same magnificent colors as your previous shot, but another attitude of the Mallard. Beautiful dynamic pose. I also like a lot the light which illuminates the head of the bird. Très beau!
Thanks and kind regards
Anne

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  • tcr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 77 W: 0 N: 233] (920)
  • [2009-10-05 16:59]

Hello Peter.
Great timing and nice pose.
Beautiful colour and composition.
Greetings and TFS.

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