Repetitive Ducklings, a photo from Aarhus, West

Photographer's Note

Some 2-3 weeks ago I saw a brief glimpse of a mallard hen swiftly leading her newlyhatched ducklings to safety under the overhanging branches of a tree in an inaccessible part of our local brook. Although I had the camera ready I never got a chance to take a photo of the group, which seemed to comprise some 7-8 ducklings. Since then, Madam Mallard has kept her wee ones well hidden, that is, until last night.
When going home last night, Milloup and I made a diversion around our little lake, and suddenly we came across the entire group, now obviously big enough to come more out into the open. There is a total of 8 ducklings, so it seems she's been able to keep all of them alive.
Hoping to see them again I set out today equipped with both camera and bread aplenty, and it paid off. Although the weather was none too kind, the sun going in and out of hiding, I did manage to get the favourable attention of the entire group. In fact, at times they were so close to the edge of the lake that it was difficult to take any photos, because they were hidden behind the rushes rimming the lake. And they sure did like bread ;-))
I took a good number of photos, and it wasn't until checking them back home that I spotted this "repetitive pattern".
Treatment: Crop, contrast +10, brightness +5, saturation +10, USM and resize.
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Oh, well, I wanted to add this to the scavenger hunt, but I can't find the instructions saying how..

doreeneden, GrahamB, Jeppe, gbac, RobBrown, elroyie, maphoto, ChainSaw, xuaxo ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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robertspotswood (84) 2004-06-21 10:50

Very lucky to get them to line up like you did.

yesterday (9833) 2004-06-21 10:54

Excellent capture of formation, great light and contrast, good color to, great moment and good picture.

Sorry out on point.......regards kaj Nielsen

doreeneden (1022) 2004-06-21 11:08

Good picture of the ducklings. I wonder how often a photo is taken with this pattern, and congratulations to the mother duck for rearing all of them.

GrahamB (939) 2004-06-21 11:11

Nice shot. Great detail and colours in the feathers. And a good capture to get the heads in a line.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-06-21 11:25

Wow - you surely trained those one well - must have cost a lot of bread ;-)) (Oh yes I see in your note - you admit :-)

Wonderful sharp capture Bente - can't be done better - congratulation.

timmiles (0) 2004-06-21 11:36

Arf - this is kind of amusing! And nice colours too that don't come out in the thumbnail. A really decisive moment.

henrye (3500) 2004-06-21 12:03

Great capture. The timing is perfect, and I like the fact that most of the ducklings are in focus. Very well done!

cecile (4193) 2004-06-21 13:14

extra la photo, j'aime beaucoup comme sont positionné les canards!

gbac (1933) 2004-06-21 13:27

Un alignement de canetons bien réussi, une bonne lumière aussi et une netteté permettant de voir les restes de duvet sur le dos des petits.
Bravo Bente.

RobBrown (1797) 2004-06-21 13:45

Very good DOF nice colours too. nice one

cdewet (0) 2004-06-21 14:37

Bente, a beaut, this shot of the young mallards. A great compo too.

maphoto (8082) 2004-06-21 21:11

Amazingly beautiful, that's a great capture and for sure great timing, very well done, thanks for sharing.

elroyie (2750) 2004-06-22 12:46

Wow, great idea and wonderful frame and catch, the composition and timing is very good.

:-)) tomorrow.

ChainSaw (34) 2004-06-22 12:58 [Comment]

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explomars (4302) 2004-06-22 16:18

tres ajustucieu aussi cette prise de vue, en rend d'oignon , on dirait un fait expres pour TE...rire....une reunion de femelle Colvert, elles sont surement beaucoup de choses a se dire comme toutes les femmes d'aillieurs....bien fait ...bon travail, Phil.

steffleu (1397) 2004-06-22 19:00

Waouw !!!!! vraiment très jolis ces jeunes canne !
Bravo tu étais la vraiment au bon moment ! très réussi comme cliché !!!

dominique (11414) 2004-06-29 5:14

Incredible composition, too extremely the position of ducks, a photo catch at the good time .

venne (2759) 2004-07-16 9:08

Superb parade, good capture.
congratulations.

ornis (1271) 2004-07-17 12:48

Amazing shot, Bente! There are few moments like this, and you've got it perfectly. Nice ducklings, very well catched, colors, DOF, and textures are great too. All together, very smart composition.

jrzufferey (7305) 2004-07-25 4:05

Superbe comment as-tu fait pour les faires poser?? Magnifique. Bravo\jr

Amandine (1072) 2005-01-28 3:46

Nice choregraphy ! This picture is a very good picture! I love the sharpness, it's full of details
well done

xuaxo (6854) 2007-05-17 13:30

Hi Bente
You have a very nice collection of animal Århusianere in your TE gallery. It's better than many TrekNature galleries.
I like very much this picture.
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