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08-Sep-2019 Tim Betts

New kid on the block

Taken at Constitution Gardens. Thanks to David for the ID as a lesser scaup; I've never seen one of these before in the lake.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Lebanese chapel, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/400s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso560 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time08-Sep-2019 13:20:38
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D850
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent560
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield14-Sep-2019 00:30
Great capture. Fantastic eye contact. V
Suzanne Lanthier12-Sep-2019 19:54
Lesser Scaupe all right, here, Helen. Good for you !
Karen Stuebing12-Sep-2019 18:45
Those eyes really pop. A pretty duck and a fine capture of it. Wonderful detail. V.
Dave Berry12-Sep-2019 17:27
Watch out! I think he's got Mad Duck Syndrome. Great capture, Tim. V
bill friedlander12-Sep-2019 17:16
Great shot, love the eye contact. V
Tom Munson12-Sep-2019 16:15
Terrific capture, Helen.
hayl12-Sep-2019 16:00
Super photo of this handsome lad.
janescottcumming12-Sep-2019 15:10
He's handsome and what a great photo of him! V
globalgadabout12-Sep-2019 14:54
looks like a Lesser Scaup...a fine, crisp capture..
Blandine Mangin12-Sep-2019 14:49
very nice capture ! v
Jim Coffman12-Sep-2019 13:25
Splendid capture of the new kid, Helen...
fotabug12-Sep-2019 11:24
Result is just ducky! Very nice shot.
Graeme12-Sep-2019 09:54
I like how striking its eyes are, great shot of it too, Helen.V
Ika Zinka Eferl12-Sep-2019 08:57
An outstanding capture of this beautiful duck. Tack sharp with excellent background!V
Hennie & Lies Lammers12-Sep-2019 08:50
Beautiful sharp shot
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal12-Sep-2019 06:20
Nice shot of this beautiful duck. V