This is lovely Fons. The E500 produces such wonderful warm colours doesn't it? Another success to you. I've started selling stuff around the house to buy a longer lens! All the best, Ingrid.

Thank you Ingrid for stopping by and have a look at the Mandarin Duck..
A long lens is a great pleaser to have when you like to shoot birds/ducks or what ever...
Hope you garage sale will pay off for you to invest in a new lens...
Good luck...;-))

Best regards,

Just beautiful; great clearity and amazing colors.
Regards;Manuel

manuel sousa wrote:
> Just beautiful; great clearity and amazing colors.
> Regards;Manuel
>
Thank you very much for the generous comment and rating Manuel as always much appreciated...;-)))

Best regards,

The ED 300mm does magic. Very good definition.
Cheers

Thank you very much Pedro "Hombre Banderos"
Ha ha ...just kidding for one's hope you don't mind.
Yes you are right the ED300 is a terrific lens to work with ..I'm very happy with it!

Best regards, and as always much appreciated ...

Fons van Swaal wrote:
> Thank you very much Pedro "Hombre Banderos"
> Ha ha ...just kidding for one's hope you don't mind.
> Yes you are right the ED300 is a terrific lens to work with ..I'm very happy with it!
>
> Best regards, and as always much appreciated ...
>
No hay problema Fons! ehehehe
Maybe i must think joint some cash to buy ED 300mm, i really am surprise with the capability of the lens.
Cheers

Fons,

Beautiful duck, lovely colours.

Kindest regards: Karen

Thank you very much Karen,
This is indeed a special Duck , I hope she will mate with her friend the Mallard so we can see some strange looking ducklings swimming around here...LOL

Best regards,

Thanks JoCA for the generous rating and comment ,no colour filter was added to this picture or the lens.
Did some little Saturation adjustment in CS thats all.

Cheers,

G'Day Fons:

How in the world did I miss this when you posted it? This is an amazing capture - perfecto!

I know a professor at the University of Florida who lived just outside of town and had one heck of a collection of birds on his gentleman's farm - mostly ducks and quite a few exotic pigeons, which he bred.

He had several pairs of North American Wood Ducks, which I'm quite familiar with, but he also had a couple pairs of the Mandarin, which I'd never seen or heard of prior to visiting his farm. Hands down the Mandarin is the most spectacular looking water fowl I can think of - and you certainly did the breed justice with this photograph. Bravo!

-Ciao!

Hi Leon , thanks again...!
Yes this is a beautiful duck , and the fun is he is in love with a wild Mallard, will keep you posted when we see some rare ducklings swimming around..;-))

Cheers,

Thank you very much Shelley.
Placing it on your desktop is a compliment for me...
I'm very pleased.....:-)))

Best regards,

Just back from vacation and found this amazing image!
Great shot! Love the colours and reflection!!! Just "WOW" !!!!
Congratulation!!!
Sincerely,
Natasha SS

well done fonz

everything that needs to be said has been said
about this beautifull image from the bird man himself

great shot

andy

Thank you very much Natasha for stopping by at this image ..;-))
It's one of the best and good looking ducks I ever have seen..

Best regards,

Andrew Mclean wrote:
> well done fonz
> everything that needs to be said has been said
> about this beautifull image from the bird man himself
> great shot
> andy
>
Thanks Andrew ,
Good for me I'm not in Alcatraz...;-)))

Cheers,

Wel Dirk dit was de eenden week , een serie foto's van eenden gemaakt in Alblasserdam..
Bedankt voor het commentaar en de waardering.

vr.gr.