Under a cloudy-bright sky I took a midday stroll along the Cap-Rouge River looking for Trout Lilies, aka Adder's tongue, American trout-lily, Dog's tooth violet, Serpent's Tongue, Yellow Adder's-tongue, Yellow fawn-lily, Yellow Snowdrop and, en français, Erythrone d'Amérique. They grow in moist soil, close to the ground and flower in early May. To photograph the downward-facing flowers, I made like a snake, mounted my Canon on a Gorillapod, turned on Live View and focused manually.I like the warm yellow petals and orange pistils contrasted against the intense green background.
Having contorted my neck observing the lilies, I wandered stream side looking to photograph another favourite subject, unfurling cinnamon ferns. Behind my back this mallard snoozed on a warm rock. Nonchalantly I approached and shot him: this time locking my Canon to a full-size Manfrotto tripod. I Live-viewed, focused manually and shot in RAW. I adjusted the white balance, added a little contrast and sharpened the cropped image.A very handsome duck wouldn't you agree?
Very handsome in general, I'd say!
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I do agree, even though I'm no expert on ducks. I like the fact that you share the info on how the pictures were taken. You certainly have features on your new camera that many of us long for!!! as well as having a very keen eye! Continue à prendre de belles photos.
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