Comment from jo-cal
a lovely image of the pacific black duck, I like the marking you have captured so well, great detail on the head and beak, great colour and clarity, good light, would just have liked a bit more room around the duck, but spot on details. thanks for sharing,

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Thanks for your positive feedback ☺ Mary

Comment from dalebraatz
What a wonderful close up shot of this duck, Very good details and textures and colors have been captured here, Very pleasing to look at, see then here but never get a close up like this. Thank you for sharing. dale

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Thanks Dale your encouraging words are appreciated ☺ Mary

Comment from michiganmike
A beautiful specimen and a great shot of him. The detail in the plumage is very fine and the cropping is excellent. It resembles the blue winged teal that we see around here.

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Thanks Mike your encouraging words are appreciated ☺ Mary

Comment from GaliaG
good focus , lighting and details, but the frame is too close and the fact that you cut off the duck legs takes from the initial impact

thanks for sharing

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Thanks galiag I appreciate your constructive feedback ☺ Mary

Comment from Angelheart The First
I will start out by saying that I really like the close crop and tight framing that you chose. It's a great composition that is excellent as far as presentation is concerned. The colors are beautiful and high quality. Technically, there is not a thing that I would change. Thank you so much for sharing this photo~
Angelheart

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Thanks so much Angelheart, your positive comments are appreciated. :) Mary

reply by Angelheart The First on 28-Feb-2016

You are so very welcome Mary!!

Comment from Life is but a dream.
Mary, a great photo, nice and tight (perhaps a bit too tight) but good in that format.

The colours are well shown, rich and well contrasted and best of all that fellow is looking straight at me! How cool is that?

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Thanks Olga, I really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Impressive capture!
An interesting initial impact.
Fine details, features & textures.
Excellent color contrast & saturation.
Compact framing.
Subtle illumination.
Pin sharp focusing.
Thanks for sharing...

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Thanks Dick, I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from bunkie
Beautiful capture of your Black Duck. Love how the colors show up in the markings. Everything sharp leaving nothing overexposed. Lighting is excellent showing lots of detail. Thank You for sharing.
bunkie

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reply by the author on 28-Feb-2016

Thanks so much, your positive feedback is appreciated. :) Mary

reply by bunkie on 28-Feb-2016

You are very welcome

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely shot.Wonderful nice nature scene.Lovely duck, face eyes action,beak,brown green feathers and body,blue b/g,light and color balance,light and colors are gorgeous great and make a nice scene.I like this talent work.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

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Thanks Sam, your positive feedback is appreciated. :) Mary