We started to walk the pier without cameras. I said to Vickie, "I probably ought to get the camera." "If you don't, you'll get out there and be sorry." I'm glad I took her advice. As usual, she was right.
This could have been a throwaway pic. I'm sure glad I didn't. Look how your eye is drawn to the tiny little details.
You don't always need the "best" conditions to take a photograph. I'm just learning that sometimes the most dramatic images are taken under less than ideal conditions.
I could have chosen to lighten these up a lot but decided to pretty much leave them alone.
Click this photo to open it up if you want to get the full impact. The male mallards are beautiful. The females apparently don't have to get all dolled up to attract a man.
This is a panorama made up of three shots.
A two shot panorama using a slightly shorter lens to include more. Stretch you window the full width of your monitor then left click the pic for best view.
