[Irma]

From here and there some old pictures I played with, since we had had very sad weather in the last week or two....

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Thanks for your comments

[NT73]

Nice ones Irma. I keep getting 'blown out' California and Mandarin ducks.

[Irma]

Me too, NT. The mandarin duck is a double exposure picture. I worked one image to get the background right and colorful, and then another one the get the duck in color.

Thanks a lot for your comment... and thanks for the name of the duck!! I didn't know it was a California duck...

[Janika]

You got some intereting lights on the first one, Good job capturing the action, but the Mandarin Duck on your second image is equally nice!

John

[NT73]

Yes Mandarin. I have just put both on a frame and labelled them up wrong . Do'h.
This is one taken in the bird garden of a country house. It is a Mandarin. I don't know if it is a duck or a drake.

[Pat]

Very colourful birds Irma - although I had a hard time figuring out which end was what #2

[Irma]

Thanks for your comments...

NT your mandarin duck picture is beautiful! I love to see how stands out from the dark background. The reflection is also lovely...

[NT73]

Thanks Irma, It is a crop to show the feather detail. I selected the white on its head and changed the levels in PS.