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Presumptuous ...

Posted by
Baldwin VW (Bejuma, Venezuela) on 17 May 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

... and who is the pretty boy now !!!!
No crop, no treatment at all ...

Canon PowerShot G9 1/60 second F/4.8 ISO 100 45 mm

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Luke from Spokane Washington, United States

A very dark bird!

17 May 2012 5:18am

Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Great close up. Beautiful

17 May 2012 5:35am

Lewis from Ljouwert, Netherlands

Like red little gemstones..beautiful feathers too. Great portrait.

17 May 2012 6:09am

Calusarus from Drome des collines, France

What an impressive close portrait

17 May 2012 6:16am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Incredible portrait, beautifully captured

17 May 2012 6:39am

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Wonderful portrait ! Nice details.

17 May 2012 7:09am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

No competition here.. :)..

17 May 2012 7:36am

Mhelene from Paris, France

:-) ...Superb capture !! Beautiful !

17 May 2012 7:50am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Very beautiful portrait of this colorful fellow... Nicely captured ! Have a lovely day :)

17 May 2012 7:55am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

He knows he looks cool... Great capture!

17 May 2012 8:24am

Wendy from Canterbury, New Zealand

Wow, intriguing indeed! Great photo once again. Have a nice day.

17 May 2012 9:15am

Martine from bousval, Belgium

Wouhaaaaaaaaaaaa!! magnifique portrait!! j'aime++++++

17 May 2012 9:22am

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Now, that is an unusual-looking bird!

17 May 2012 9:54am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Amazing close up. You were lucky not to get pecked, he looks a little quackers to me :)

17 May 2012 10:22am

Thea from Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Very beautiful details..he seems to have a strong attitude :)

17 May 2012 10:27am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

A stunning sharpness and clarity - especially the glint in its eye. Lovely bokeh as well. No treatment needed - perfect as it is!

17 May 2012 10:50am

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

Super crisp portrait of this good looking boy ;)

17 May 2012 11:49am

Thierry Pouleur from anseremme, Belgium

very beautiful details

17 May 2012 11:50am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Amazing duck!! and a sharp, nicely framed portrait!

17 May 2012 12:04pm

Rick from Toronto, Canada

Beautifully adorned by nature's design, and no processing needed. Excellent crisp shot.

17 May 2012 12:46pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

It is really delightful with all these jewels! Splendid portrait of this truly amazing duck. Good day.

17 May 2012 1:31pm

Carol from Leamington ON, Canada

Such a beautiful duck and one I've never seen before. I love the beauty spots. :)) The soft mix of white mixed in with the black feathers is pretty too. A nice macro, the color and detail is fantastic and an untouched photo is cool too.... au naturel!

17 May 2012 3:13pm

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

A fine close up of this fabulous looking head! Amazing colors and design.

17 May 2012 3:26pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

fantastico baldwin

17 May 2012 3:31pm

Universe from Tehran, Iran

Fantastic composition and framing !!
Good luck in shooting more and more wonderful shots.

17 May 2012 4:45pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice & amazing!

17 May 2012 5:44pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

What a handsome fellow and he knows it! A great portrait.

17 May 2012 6:09pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderful avian portrait shot Baldwin! She is obviously decked out in her finest for the event! ;-)

17 May 2012 6:15pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Un pato con escoriaciones en su piel... Es un animal precioso y elegante... Me gusta conocerlo... Muchas gracias amigo! Adela

17 May 2012 6:39pm

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

a very nice portrait !

17 May 2012 7:21pm

philippe from moselle, France

fantastique gros plan et superbe netteté, joli coup !!!

17 May 2012 7:40pm

Hanry from Castricum, Netherlands

With a little imagination I see hearts all over the eyes, when I was a female, I knew it! - :). Nice well framed photo.

17 May 2012 8:00pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Incredible details and colors in this close-up! I love the reflection in its eye.

17 May 2012 9:02pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Amazing detail, great shot

17 May 2012 9:16pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fine close up

17 May 2012 9:20pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

Baldwin, I have to give you 5 stars for this absolutely stunning image, what an extraordinary bird. Did you meet his cousin ?

18 May 2012 12:17am

@Michael Fresh: Well Mikel, first of all I want to thank you for the kind comment. About the cousin of my black duck, he looks a little pale but family for sure, both have feathers ;-)))

LauraS from Chico, United States

Spectacular natural beauty!

18 May 2012 12:46am

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Great detail...right down to the lines around his eyes.

18 May 2012 1:30am

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Gorgeous. excellent close up. really nice imagel.

18 May 2012 2:16am

Francisco from Miami, United States

Tremendo retrato de un pato bien bonito

18 May 2012 3:07am

Hilde Morin from Portland, Oregon, United States

No se lavó el pelo hoy, lo tiene grasoso. Muy buen detalle de la cabeza, parece de goma.

18 May 2012 4:32am

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quel rouge, avec ce bel oeil sueprb eiamge et cpatage fantastique.
Belle journée

18 May 2012 4:34am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Me encanta. Encuentro algo de coquetería en la expresión.

18 May 2012 7:24am

agnes from besançon, France

magnifique détail. La nature est bien la plus forte pour parer les oiseaux de merveilleuses couleurs.

18 May 2012 12:39pm

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Waouh !

19 May 2012 7:43am

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Wow! Beautiful details and colours!
Well seen Baldwin!

19 May 2012 1:55pm

franz from Baden, Austria

fascinating details ...

20 May 2012 8:21pm

Reinald Van De Walle from Vigo, Spain

¡¡Que buena expresión le captaste!! Si te abstraes un poco hasta cara humana tiene. Será por la expresión.

25 May 2012 10:44pm

@Reinald Van De Walle: El gesto en su cara es casi humano, por eso le puse el nombre de "pretencioso", una actitud muy humana ...

Canon PowerShot G9
1/60 second
F/4.8
ISO 100
45 mm

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