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Photographer Doyle D. Chastain  Doyle D. Chastain {Karma:101119}
Project #56 Wildlife and Insects Camera Model Nikon D50
Categories Wildlife
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio Feathers
Lens Nikon  70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF
Uploaded 3/2/2007 Film / Memory Type Digital
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 801 Shutter 1/500
Favorites Aperture f/5.6
Critiques 38 Rating
6.58
/ 12 Ratings
Location City -  Torrance
State -  CALIFORNIA
Country - United States   United States
About Ducks captured at Alondra Park in Torrance.

(ISO 560; 1/500 sec; f/5.6; 80mm)
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There are 38 Comments in 1 Pages
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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/20/2007
Thanks Iman . . . and this was just a fraction of the many birds that were there!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Iman Fouad Iman Fouad   {K:12295} 3/19/2007
Exellent crowded shot for these cute ducks,with the movement of water,well captured Doyle.
Iman

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/11/2007
Thanks Marian . . . I think it's a 'bread-winning' convention! LoL! That's how I draw them near, with bread! Thanks for the wishes about health . . . I'm hoping you too will be 100% soon! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Marian Man Marian Man   {K:80636} 3/11/2007
looks like a duck convention dear Doyle!!!! :)
nice capture!!!! well composed and presented!!!
all the best
Marian

PS I am so happy you are OK now, God this flu or whatever it is made too many people miserable!!! for me this is the second time and although a little better I am still coughing.

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/8/2007
Thanks Michele!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Michele Carlsen Michele Carlsen   {K:146013} 3/8/2007
I love this composition Doyle . A fine job of getting so many entire bodies of these ducks , and also of croping out others in a way that leaves a well composed image of motion !!!
7/7
Best wishes,
Michele~

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174022} 3/4/2007
You're welcome, Doyle!:)

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/4/2007
OMG! You ARE bad!!! Inside joke there has me rolling . . . . But they ARE magically delicious! Ooooh . . . now I'M bad! Looks like your still speaking to me DESPITE the company I keep! ;)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/4/2007
Thanks Shirley!! Non-segregated ducks!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/4/2007
HEHEHEheheheee . . . Huey, Dewey, Louie . . . uhhhhhh . . . Daffy . . . . LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Gayle's Eclectic Photos Gayle's Eclectic Photos   {K:91109} 3/3/2007
ok,so my red-eye tease didn't wash,and my ring toss com didn't fly either...sheesh! tough audience...:(
and the deadline ref was just a genteel push...LOL...

*BTW,at least you can tell that these quackers are IN the water and not magically ON the water...bahahahaaaaaaaa...i be sooooo bad,eh? ;>

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174022} 3/3/2007
My goodness what a colorful crowd! Great shot, Doyle!:)

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Leonie Fitzpatrick Leonie Fitzpatrick   {K:40551} 3/3/2007
Opppps... ~~GRIN~~ Doyle...

Got my fabrics mixed... Canvas not Calico... LOL... Lucky I'm not knitting a table... ;)...

Thanks Doyle, I'm slowly, very slowly, learning the names of all these ducks... Donald, Daisy .... NO, I mean their proper names... ~~GRIN~~...

Onie...

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks Bobot! Actually, I had to crop out about two hundred ducks to get this . . . well . . . it might have been 187 ducks . . . :) They DO look alike and they keep moving about! Thanks!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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1301307 60 1301307 60   {K:44058} 3/3/2007
Quack! interesting how the same specie looks so identical, its looks as if you just added more ducks by copying them.. : ) nice patterns...
nice capture Doyle...

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks Nessa!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thank you very much Liz!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Heheheee . . . Bliksem, you DO learn something new every day! Thanks Russell!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Congested traffic. LA's middle name!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks for stopping by Sam . . . and I relate to the 'busy' bit. Still . . . I'm patient . . . Uhhhhhhh . . . I'll leave 'em for you to get to when you have time. As long as you're not waiting for a good one to comment on before nit-picking . . . uhhhhh . . . critically analyzing another one. (Might be a long wait)! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks ever so much dear Onie! Yep, anything for a crust! Your cinnamon necked ones are called canvas back ducks. They're just visiting till it warms up in the North!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks Yohiyuki . . . I agree . . . the busy full frame is what sets it apart!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Thanks very much Ralf!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/3/2007
Gayle -

Digital ALSO has red-eye settings. So there! And no . . . I didn't toss rings. Only bread!

Uhhhhh . . . deadline?

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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vanessa shakesheff vanessa shakesheff   {K:68840} 3/2/2007
So many how could they move ..like the movement of the water and there red eyes..nessa

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Liz Wallis Liz Wallis   {K:26133} 3/2/2007
Lovely capture Doyle. I like the way you have filled the frame with this busy group :)
Cheers
Liz

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Damnimgood .   {K:1935} 3/2/2007
As we say in South Africa, and in Afrikaans.(it`s not a swear word), "Bliksem, but there is a moer `n lot of ducks here." Fantastic composition, looks just like a poster.
Thanx for sharing.........Russell

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Jan Hoffman Jan Hoffman   {K:39467} 3/2/2007
Rush hour in the duck pond! Great shot.
--Jan

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Sam Graziano III Sam Graziano III   {K:14064} 3/2/2007
Did someone say Duck Soup?? Well composed and presented my friend. BTW, I have loved your Zoo Series, I have been just so busy with work that I haven't had time to take any pictures or even get online and comment on friends images.

Best Regards

Sam III

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Leonie Fitzpatrick Leonie Fitzpatrick   {K:40551} 3/2/2007
~~GRIN~~ Doyle... Anything for a crust LOL...

A feather quilt on a waterbed hasn't got this much action...;)

I am going cross-eyed counting them... Those red eyes are like bright jewels... and the cream and cinnamon necked ones, are they calico's???...

Totally smiling here... :) Lots of fun just viewing this...:)

Nice work Doyle...:)

Onie...

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Yoshiyuki Tanaka Yoshiyuki Tanaka   {K:13580} 3/2/2007
Very busy shot...but I think this is what makes it so attractive!An eye catcher!!!!
YT

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Ralf Denguth Ralf Denguth   {K:3353} 3/2/2007
Excellent capture Doyle! Very well composed and framed. It`s a big meeting :-)! Many greetings, Ralf

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Gayle's Eclectic Photos Gayle's Eclectic Photos   {K:91109} 3/2/2007
yo!,stranger...there is a setting to eliminate red eye...oh! that's right,you shoot digi...hehehe

if only a mixed bunch of people could get along as well as this gaggle,or flock...so did ya toss rings at em'?!...LOL...nice way to fill the frame

BTW,deadline is approaching,so get to steppin' please n' thank you
:) ;) :) ;)

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 3/2/2007
you are welcome as always dear Doyle, I realy do like your beautiful gettering !!!
Hugs
Srna

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/2/2007
Thanks dearest Srna . . . as always!!

Regards,
DoyleI <~~~~~

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 3/2/2007
Oh Doyle, what a capture !!! Amazing !!! I love the acent on their action :) Beautiful colours and moving water ... so impressive shot !!!
Excellent my dear, Srna

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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/2/2007
Thanks Jessie . . . amazing the shots you can get for the cost of a loaf of bread!!! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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jessie voigts   {K:6772} 3/2/2007
doyle - love it!! those red eyes look like anakin skywalker's. ;) what a GREAT shot. and so still, even though we can sense the action. bravo!

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