<< Previous Next >>

Baby Mallard


Baby Mallard
Photo Information
Copyright: Luc Durocher (Luc) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Exposure: f/3.1, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-12-23 18:32
Viewed: 1670
Points: 21
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Baby Mallard

Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidés
Synonyms: Duck mallard: maillard, ainette, enette, Common Mallard (Eng), Stockente (Alle), Anade real (Espa), Germano reale (Ital), Wilde Eend (Neerl), Kryakva (Russ), Gräsand (Sued).
Biometrics:Cut: 51 to 62 cm. Scale: 81 to 98 cm. Weight: 850 to 1400 G.
Identification: Most widespread of wild ducks. Male: Brown gray with the head dark green, yellowish nozzle, white collar, chest brown purplished, remains black and white body. Female: Brown mouchetée of yellow, brown nozzle bordered d'orange.
Longevity (maximum): 29 years.
Song: Mallard cancane, canquete, nasille. Cancan male is noisy, with one or two false note initial, is often followed weaker corner-corner-corner.
Habitat: It attends many mediums: ponds, lakes, marshes timbered or not, urban coasts,... It is satisfied with tiny parts of water (ponds, ditches...).
Behaviors: The mallard is far from savage, some reproduce with domestic ducks. The male is far to be faithful and changes partner every year. Like the majority of ducks of surface, it nourishes plants, often while rocking towards. It s'envole without running on water. The males cover a plumage similar to that of the females, known as d'éclipse, at the time of the moult of end of summer where the rémiges all fall at the same time. They take again their initial aspect into 3 to 4 weeks.
Flight: Ahead tended head and neck, beats not very full and fast.
Nesting: Nest: Cut d'herbe furnished with sleeping bag, on the ground or sometimes in the cavity d'un willow tadpole. Clearly bridge greenish March from 7 to 16 eggs; approximately 26 days incubation by the female alone. The youngs fly to 7 weeks old.
Mode: Watery seeds, roots and plants but also towards, frogs and insects.

I hope you like it.
Callie, willie, netfalls, red45, IdoTT has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekNature members may rate photo notes.
Add Critique [Critiquing Guidelines] 
Only registered TrekNature members may write critiques.
Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To japie: You are very wise, JapieLuc 1 12-26 12:49
You must be logged in to start a discussion.

Critiques [Translate]

Cute shot of the duckling, I just wish it was a little sharper, especially on the eye. I do like the angle, and the reflection, it's just a little too soft.

AHH oh my god this is SO CUTE :)

Anyway... Composition is good, but colour is a little dull, perhaps it could be more saturated to give a nicer effect. Also, the image seems a little too soft overall, was this intentional? You've captured great detail - the little bits of fur surrounding the head and back. So it would look better if it was sharper.

Very cute Luc.
Good colours and composition.
It's a bit soft.
Great note.

  • Great 
  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2659] (7493)
  • [2004-12-23 23:53]

Hi Luc
Everything here is spot on, from the fluffy little baby to the silver water.
Well done.

Hi Luc. Beautiful little duckling. Great image. For those who complained about the softness, I tried a little workshop. I still think your image is better well done

Composition: ****
Sharpness: **
Color: ****
DOF: **
POV: ***
Note: ****

He'S cute, but focus is very soft.
Joyeux Noel a toi Luc.

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2828 W: 75 N: 8007] (26809)
  • [2004-12-24 6:21]

Pros: cute bird, composition, note, water
Cons: none

Focus is soft but I think it is suitable for this kind of fluffy subject :-)

  • Good 
  • IdoTT Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 210 W: 19 N: 86] (482)
  • [2004-12-24 7:48]

If you used Neat Image you used too much NI nut the photo is great except of the focus prob, the pic is good!

WellDone

  • Great 
  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 0 N: 183] (833)
  • [2004-12-24 8:40]

Luc!
Very cute baby!Good colors, a bit soft, but for me very artsic .Excellent note.Thanks for posting

Very nice photo

  • Great 
  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-12-25 15:07]
  • [+]

OK now I see what you guys do. You make the mallards so used to your camera that when they grow up they know that they have to fly slowly when they see a camera. This makes the inflight shots a whole lot easier.

The shot is loaded with the "Ahh Cute" factor and I like the little droplets on the tail.

Very well done and thanks for posting.

  • Great 
  • gail Gold Star Critiquer [C: 78 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-02 7:45]

Hi Luc,
Nice & soft, yet the hair outline against the water is this visible.
Gail
P.S. A smiley face for you!

Calibration Check
















0123456789ABCDEF