bird photography : mallard

Mallards are rather common, almost to the point of not being all that interesting of a photographic subject, but they can be quite difficult to capture well with a camera.

Equipment: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/640 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: March 24, 2006 8:44 am Location: Huntley Meadows Park / Fairfax County, VA