Camera: D200
Lens: 70 – 300 Nikon VR
f/5.3 at 1/160
ISO 200
Hand held
Vibration reduction on
This shot was taken on the same day at the same location as the Sandpipers in my “Forever Foraging” post. Over the years I have taken hundreds of photographs of ducks. Vancouver has no shortage of them. However, few have turned out to be something I would be proud to show people.
The one I presented here is one of the better ones I have taken. What I like about it is the colourful reflections of the sky and trees in the water. It adds an abstract quality to the photo. Although we know ducks swim in water, the water in this photo is unfamiliar.
When I look at the photo my eyes travel around the image from the Mallard to the reflections and back again. If the water simply looked like water, I don’t think my attention would be drawn away from the female bird. I do feel she could have been positioned a little more towards the camera but birds are not like models, they don’t follow instructions well.
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