I surprised these ducks (or should I say, they surprised me!) along a small creek and was just able to catch them against the red willows alongside the creek before they got away. I didn't have time to make any adjustments to the camera before shooting, but I thought the shallow depth of field I was using just before surprising the ducks gave this image a unique quality.

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Hey Karl,

Beautiful photograph as usual!

James

Kari,
lovely shot. The quality of the light and the shallow depth-of-field make this a very special image.

Jim

WOW! Gorgeous Karl. I love the colors of the ducks juxtaposed against the red willows. Beautiful.

Wow....an amazing shot. Love it!!!

Stunning image!

Thanks for the great comments, everyone. This was one of those shots that just happened... but I didn't honestly know what I had until I got home and downloaded it onto the computer. I wish I had a little more room on the left side for the ducks to fly into... but it didn't happen - and I'm pretty happy with it anyway. Thanks again.