2017 02 08 - Mandarin Duck  by pamknowler

2017 02 08 - Mandarin Duck

Just outside the place where Rosie and I had lunch today was a lake with lots of exotic ducks and black swans. Sadly the gate was closed so we had to take photos through the wire fence. There were a few of these beautiful Mandarin ducks - they really do not look real!!

Exposure slightly adjusted following Jane Pittenger's comments.

Best on black!!

Uploaded for my alternate album
@rosiekind so many gorgeous ducks posing for us - shame about the fence!!
February 8th, 2017  
Beautiful shot Pam - Fav They really are pretty ducks
February 8th, 2017  
a beautiful duck!
February 8th, 2017  
Beautiful bird and shot!
February 8th, 2017  
Beautiful. It looks almost artificial.
February 8th, 2017  
Wow, how beautiful!
February 8th, 2017  
Nice!
February 8th, 2017  
So pretty!
February 8th, 2017  
So beautiful, hard to believe it's real
February 8th, 2017  
Excellent shot
February 8th, 2017  
wow what a duck and what a capture! instant fav
February 8th, 2017  
So beautiful. It doesn't even look real.
February 8th, 2017  
Great capture
February 8th, 2017  
They have the most exquisite plumage :)
February 8th, 2017  
Lovely colours
February 8th, 2017  
Super, detailed capture
February 8th, 2017  
Love his outfit!!! Gorgeous fav
February 8th, 2017  
Extraordinary plumage Pam, if you'd said it was a model duck/drake I'd've believed you. Wonderfully clear, sharp shot through the fence.
February 8th, 2017  
Great shot with wonderful sharpness.
February 9th, 2017  
Gorgeous capture- fav
February 9th, 2017  
Wonderful focus.
February 9th, 2017  
Seems a tad hot but beautiful nonetheless
February 9th, 2017  
Nice capture
February 9th, 2017  
My favorite duck! Fav!
February 9th, 2017  
Such cool ducks
February 9th, 2017  
Amazing colours, almost unreal
February 9th, 2017  
Fabulous colours.
February 9th, 2017  
Beautiful :)
February 9th, 2017  
@jgpittenger Joan I am not sure what you mean about this being a tad hot? What does that mean? I had to use a high ISO 3200 as it was so dark. The RAW image was imported to LR and a few minor adjustments to exposure , contrast sharpening, noise reduction were done - nothing very much changed from the RAW image. What makes the shot hot?
February 9th, 2017  
FAV.........this is an amazing shot, the colours are so vivid and the feathers are so detailed
February 9th, 2017  
Beautiful duck Pam and great shot. :)
February 9th, 2017  
@pamknowler Hot means a bit over exposed.. On my monitor it looks as if if you brought the exposure down just a teeny bit, the beautiful colors of the duck would really sing...just a thought. It is a beautiful shot of a beautiful bird
February 9th, 2017  
@jgpittenger Jane I went back to the original Raw file and I had slightly increased the exposure as the whites on the histogram did not touch the RHS. I had the highlighting thing switched on and the whites did not show as over exposed which is what I have been taught to watch out for. That's not very technical is it!! Anyway I took the photo into Picmonkey as I did not want to upload again and loose all my lovely comments. I slightly adjusted the brightness and replaced the image. Do you think it looks any better?
February 9th, 2017  
Nice shot
February 9th, 2017  
Spectacular shot, big fav.
February 9th, 2017  
Yes, absolutely. Maybe even a tad more decrease on brightness and it would be a stunner
February 10th, 2017  
What a beauty!!! The shading, the colours, the definitions, the shape! How curious Nature is that some like him get an overload of beauty, and others, not to much. For whatever the reasons, they adapt where they're placed! Congratulations for taking this (quite understandably!) to the PP!
February 10th, 2017  
Beautiful looking duck
February 11th, 2017  
WOW...great colors! Must be a male...
February 19th, 2017  
nice...fav
March 2nd, 2017  
Fav!
March 19th, 2017  
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