{"id":11864,"date":"2013-01-25T06:51:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T13:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=11864"},"modified":"2013-01-25T06:56:27","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T13:56:27","slug":"mallard-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/25\/mallard-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallard Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Reflecting” my need to work with an image with some color for a change (after all of\u00a0the snow, brutal cold\u00a0and gray skies we’ve been having) and also\u00a0inspired by some recent discussion with blog reader Sue Johnson regarding reflections, I’ve chosen to post something this morning that’s a little different for me.<\/p>\n

Last July I found this wild\u00a0female Mallard posing and preening on a perch I liked and in warm, early morning light.<\/p>\n

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\"mallard<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/320, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As I gained experience as a photographer I found myself gravitating away from reflections, often\u00a0preferring instead the fine detail\u00a0typically available in traditional portraits.\u00a0 But for my tastes, this image provides both –\u00a0good detail and a strong reflection.\u00a0 I like the setting, pose, perch, light and reflection.\u00a0 In fact I\u00a0like the reflection (bird and water colors) at least as much as I do the live bird.<\/p>\n

The image may be a little tight for some but it’s very close to full frame, shot vertically, and I just didn’t have as much wiggle room as I would have liked.\u00a0 I thought I’d present the image\u00a0for your consideration anyway…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Reflecting” my need to work with an image with some color for a change (after all of\u00a0the snow, brutal cold\u00a0and gray skies we’ve been having) and also\u00a0inspired by some recent discussion with blog reader Sue Johnson regarding reflections, I’ve chosen to post something this morning that’s a little different for me. Last July I found this wild\u00a0female Mallard posing and preening on a perch I liked and in warm, early morning light.   \u00a01\/320, f\/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light As I gained experience as a photographer I found myself gravitating away from reflections, often\u00a0preferring instead the fine detail\u00a0typically available in traditional portraits.\u00a0 But for my tastes, this image provides both –\u00a0good detail and a strong reflection.\u00a0 I like the setting, pose, perch, light and reflection.\u00a0 In fact I\u00a0like the reflection (bird and water colors) at least as much as I do the live bird. The image may be a little tight for some but it’s very close to full frame, shot vertically, and I just didn’t have as much wiggle room as I would have liked.\u00a0 I thought I’d present the image\u00a0for your consideration anyway… Ron<\/p>\n

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