A Well-Balanced Fella
Uploaded: July 05, 2011
~Black-Bellied Whistling Duck~
Another of the many different species of water fowl found at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio - so many different kinds!
Hope everyone had a great 4th!
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
R. J. Laudenbacher July 05, 2011
Wonderful capture with great details and perfect exposure to handle this difficult lighting situation. #1390546Tammy M. Anderson July 05, 2011
Outstanding capture indeed. Great colors, BG and details, Val. #9507547Val Feldman July 05, 2011
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Good Morning, neighbor! Wonderful details and gorgeous bg to set him off!
7/5/2011 4:13:32 AM #9507551
Michelle Alton July 05, 2011
What a perfectly composed, executed, presented and entitled (and unusual) duck! I was there a couple of years ago...what a place! #9507617Anita Hogue July 05, 2011
Outstanding capture! Love your composition! #9507729Alan L. Borror July 05, 2011
This is superb, Val! Hope we see it again. #9507743Robert R. Goodman July 05, 2011
Hi Valarie,I have never seen one my friend.Beautiful capture,we won't see any ducks until Oct.They fly north for the summer,way to hot here for them.Outstanding capture,I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July!!!! #9507767Lorna Shutter July 05, 2011
Yep ... If I were to do that, I'd fall over! LOL! Fabulous capture of this beautiful duck, Val! Outstanding colour, lighting and clarity! Does he really Whistle? :) #9507769Danny B. Head July 05, 2011
This one made me smile! #9507793Amy M. Wilson July 05, 2011
Beautiful... love the pose, colors, details and outstanding clarity, Val!! #9507803Patricia Seidler July 05, 2011
Great capture of this beautiful duck and that one legged stand of his Val. Hope you had a great 4th! #9507825Linda D. Lester July 05, 2011
Love it....sure glad we don't have to stand around like that! I would fall over. Had a great 4th! #9507826Gina Cormier July 05, 2011
Hmmmmmm........let me get my "How to cook Duck book".
<------running to the kitchen, grabbing a pan....... #9507828
Mary Dimitriw July 05, 2011
Love this Val...wonderful comp and detail. Such a pretty duck, I've never seen one like it before. #9507872Terry Cervi July 05, 2011
I wonder just how long we could stand on one leg like that! LOL! Good morning to you Ms. V and what a terrific shot of this handsome little guy. I've never heard of this species either. #9508048Emile Abbott July 05, 2011
How much did you pay for the pose, Val. Excellent timing. #9508207Ron McEwan July 05, 2011
Looks like he pass the field sobriety test LOL. Like the pose Val WTG.#9508429
Don Christiana July 05, 2011
Val, another great image you have captured. Just perfect. Have a great day. #9508583Ann Coates July 05, 2011
I love this Valarie. The composition, colours, lighting and pose are outstanding! #9508616Tammy Espino July 05, 2011
((Slapping Gina's pan outta her hand)))Ray Thoms July 05, 2011
Great looking duck....love the one legged pose....cute! #9509129Monnie Ryan July 05, 2011
Quite the cutie, Val! I'd fall right over on my face if I tried that! #9509197Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 05, 2011
FAAAAAAAAAAANTASTIC, Val! Love the warm colors and those details are incredible! :-) k #9509308Leslie McLain July 05, 2011
Terrific capture and details, Val. #9509337Deborah C. Lewinson July 05, 2011
Adorable image, Val, love the comp and colors, and the pose is awesome!Debby #9509491
Thomas E. Hinds July 05, 2011
The combination of the light BG, the dark color of this beautiful duck, and the perfect DOF, make this image wondrous and, yes, very well balanced! Truly terrific work, Val! #9509504Nadia Paul July 05, 2011
He is much better at yoga than I am! What a beautiful capture with great details and beautiful background too Val - awesome work! #9509853Agnes Fegan July 06, 2011
What a cute pose and capture ... and this little duck has a shapely leg too lol! #9510648Ellen Hodges July 06, 2011
Super beautiful detail and color, Val!!! What a cute duck with an awesome name, too!!! Hope that all is well, and that the weather is a little cooler, too! #9512426Val Feldman July 07, 2011
Thanks, all, for your comments on this little guy - always appreciated! ~Val #9513369Reynaldo D. Reyes July 07, 2011
This kind is presented so well with gorgeous colors and details. It works for me. #9513722Val Feldman July 07, 2011
Thanks Reynaldo, very much! #9514406Heather Loewenhardt July 08, 2011
Wow this is certainly a treasure val. The pose and detail combination is exceptional. Well done my friend. #9515606Julie Burnett July 10, 2011
Love the colors, exceptional clarity, and of course the pose, Val! Perfectly captured!! #9519821Patti Coblentz July 11, 2011
He is so cute...great capture with beautiful colors and details and perfect composition...love it, Val! #9522717Jillian Danielson August 03, 2011
how cute is this!! #9579302Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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