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Mandarin ducks, Lakes Aquarium, Windermere, Cumbria, England
Mandarin ducks, Lakes Aquarium, Windermere, Cumbria, England
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Canon EOS 60D
Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 126/1 
Windermere, Cumbria, GB
Aug, 2018Views
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Awards
Winner in Beautiful Birds Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Best Duck Photo Photo Challenge
Winner in Ducks Photo Challenge
Winner in Colourful Water Fowl Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Exotic Birds Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Top Choice
Superb Composition
All Star
Outstanding Creativity
Superior Skill
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JayneBug
September 25, 2018
Beautiful capture and image. The light and contrast are wonderful. Congratulations.
Aeri
September 25, 2018
Beautiful shot with great composition and details 👍👍👍👍 and congratulations on your people's choice award 👏👏👏👏👏👏 regards Lokesh Aeri
PRO+
Bazz
May 10, 2019
Beautiful! Wonderful composition. Thank you for joining my "All Kinds of Ducks!" Good Luck!
Platinum
tonyberry
January 23, 2020
Congradulations on winning my challenge. A wonderful shot really bright colours against that black background .Well done
JPART7
June 14, 2021
WHAT A LOVELY CAPTURE! Thank you for participating in my challenge! Adding to if we could pick more than one winner collection.
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Location
I took this photo in Lakes Aquarium - WindermereTime
This was taken on April 05, 2014 at 14:07Lighting
These ducks were swimming in a corner and it was a bit dark. There were no bright surfaces nearby to reflect in the water apart from a couple of flood lights perfectly positioned making it look like a studio lit scene.Equipment
This was shot on a Canon EOS 60D (EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens).Inspiration
It was the first time I saw a Mandarin duck.Editing
I used Photoshop to get rid of some dull reflections on the edges, a flood light on the top right and reduced the highlights as the whites were a bit blown out.In my camera bag
I usually carry my Canon EOS 60D with 18-135mm lens, an extra battery, a light weight tripod, remote and variable ND filter.Feedback
If you ever happen to be in Lake District, Lakes Aquarium is a place worth visiting. It is the one of the most visited paying tourist attraction in Cumbria.
