There were some new arrivals at the pond today. Among all the usual suspects a pair of white ducks have appeared. Smaller than the white goose, but a little larger than the mallards, they were enjoying a shady spot at the edge of the pond. I think they are probably feral Pekin ducks, though feral Aylesbury ducks is another possibility (I'm not great with duck identifications). Whatever they are, they were having fun and proved excellent and lively subjects.
The end of the day provided some more vibrant colour. These were taken in the last few minutes as the sun was setting this evening.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
RobinL
1 Oct 2011Words, wonderful., wonderful! I love white ducks! They look so good against a dark background. These guys are lovely! The sunset is spectacular! This time of the year seems to bring out the best of our old sun!
Cynthia23
1 Oct 2011Wow, such awesome shots!
gdare
1 Oct 2011I like the way duck turned it head upside down 😆
anonymous
1 Oct 2011Anonymous writes:
You've captured great whites in those pictures – not blown out or anything. Excellent shots!
Marilyn
Words
1 Oct 2011Robin, the light at this time of year is just about perfect… and very convenient for before/after work shots! Those two ducks were truly delightful to watch.
Words
1 Oct 2011Marilyn, thanks. For those shots I tend to use evaluative metering and then use heavy negative exposure compensation (-1⅔). It gives a better shutter speed, darkens the background and – as you spotted – avoids blown highlights.
Words
1 Oct 2011Erwin, thanks!
Words
1 Oct 2011Darko, they were certainly having a good splashing time. 🙂
Words
1 Oct 2011Cynthia, thanks!
SittingFox
2 Oct 2011Lovely contrast between the two subjects! :up:
KayFour
2 Oct 2011Gorgeous photos. The duck are fabulous with the contrast between white ducks and dark background. And the sunset… perfect!
Thank you.
Words
4 Oct 2011Karen, thanks. It was easy to pick the shots for this post. I have lots more of those ducks. They were just too cute together!
Words
4 Oct 2011Adele, the past few days have been a real treat after the somewhat grey summer.
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Wonderful Pict