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Splendor of the Wood Duck

Splendor of the Wood Duck

An elusive male wood duck at a local pond near Santa Cruz, California. Wood ducks are very elusive and because they prefer dense, wooded undergrowth adjacent t...
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An elusive male wood duck at a local pond near Santa Cruz, California. Wood ducks are very elusive and because they prefer dense, wooded undergrowth adjacent to water are very hard to capture.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 6000/10

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upload_date

Jan, 2020

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304

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+82

Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

+7

Superb Composition

Magnificent Capture

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PRO+

Superb!!!!

Thanks so much! Definitely a challenge to get!

Beautiful shot! I love his expression you have captured! Perfect!

You have a gift in capturing the beauty of wildlife, Nina.

PRO

Wow...gorgeous!! Beautiful detail and color...and don't you just love when your subject cooperates, especially these elusive guys!! ; )

Platinum

Fantastic portrait

Beautiful!

Wow ...fantastic capture !!!

Platinum

Great shot of this wonderful work of art by mother nature.

Platinum

Wonderful capture of the splendour of the Wood duck :-)

Gorgeous capture.

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