Mandarin Ducks
Apr, 2015Views
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sandytoes34287
January 16, 2016
I have never seen such beautifully colored birds. They are living works of art! Remind me of a Wood Duck... Thanks for sharing. Sandy
ewangilmour
January 16, 2016
Loving the colours! There's another super photo in here with the top duck alone.
GentleSoul444
January 17, 2016
Cool! I've never seen quite like it. I have to see 'em next time I go to Bejing.
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April 15, 2016
Amazing Colorful Couple !!! thanks fredstein... am following your posts from now.
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adavies
December 07, 2016
So pretty! Great capture! Would love to see one of these guys in person sometime...they're so beautiful! :)
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These beautiful male mandarin ducks was taken at Beihai Park in Beijing, China.Time
It was a cold, snowy, December Day, right at 5:00 pm.Lighting
The day was heavily overcast. Photo was taken with ambient light at 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600.Equipment
For this shot I was using a Nikon D-7000 DSLR, paired with an 18-300mm les without flash or tripod.Inspiration
These were the most colorful ducks I had ever seen and was mesmerized with them plating in the icy water during a snowstorm.Editing
I did some minor cropping to bring in the detail of the ducks colors.In my camera bag
During this trip I was carrying Nikon D7000 and Nikon D50 cameras. Normally I carry two cameras, a Nikon SB-5000 flash and a tripod.Feedback
Don't be timid with the weather... be ready to do some walking away from the main crowd, and exercise patience when waiting for the shot, especially with wildlife.
