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Hen Mallard

Hen Mallard

The lighting was just right for this lady's portrait. Just couldn't pass it up. As common as mallards are they are still beautiful....
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The lighting was just right for this lady's portrait. Just couldn't pass it up. As common as mallards are they are still beautiful.
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camera

NIKON Z 9

settings

Aperture 1400/100 ISO 1250 Shutter 10/8000 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Los Banos, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2022

Views

114

Likes

+18

Awards

Peer Award

+4

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Beautiful, Mark!

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Lovely portrait, Mark

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Outstanding portrait . . . I'm sure she (the hen duck) would love it!

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