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01-Mar-2020 Tim Betts

Sea change

I find it amazing that the color of a mallard’s head can change so radically when viewed from a different perspective (see below/previous picture).

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Those spectacular heads, posted earlier:


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Julie Oldfield20-Mar-2020 15:05
Mallards have the most beautiful color. Interesting to see. V
Zoltán Balogh19-Mar-2020 08:29
Yes, what a contrast! V
Ika Zinka Eferl18-Mar-2020 20:26
Beautiful sharp image with nice reflections in the water. V
Nick Paoni18-Mar-2020 18:54
That is pretty amazing and so well documented with these two well taken pics.
Jean Chiasson18-Mar-2020 18:33
Beautiful image and reflection Helen V
danad18-Mar-2020 16:46
Superb capture ! V.
joseantonio18-Mar-2020 16:45
what a great capture with those lovely colors.V.
Hennie & Lies Lammers18-Mar-2020 16:25
Good shot Tim
Industrial Heritage18-Mar-2020 15:53
The sun plays with color
Hank Vander Velde18-Mar-2020 15:19
Nice light on this sharp well captured image Helen.
bill friedlander18-Mar-2020 15:09
Wonderful light on this nice looking duck. V
LynnH18-Mar-2020 14:09
Yes, I love the iridescent colors too. Beautiful photo. V
Tom LeRoy18-Mar-2020 13:56
Your right. Their unique head color seems to change with the light. Excellent shot and observation. V
Marisa Livet18-Mar-2020 13:09
A very interesting remarks supported by your well taken pictures