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Tamar Island Wetlands


Tamar Island Wetlands
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Copyright: David Gumprich (Refugee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3544 W: 421 N: 7024] (25542)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-24
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus C-760 UZ
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-16 15:50
Viewed: 485
Points: 26
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Something a little different than my previous offerings. Most mornings when I venture to the yacht basin there are numerous varieties of waterfowl. They feed on the rising or ebbing tides and then leave. I can only assume that they are heading for the wetlands reserve further downriver.

Two mallards captured in flight with my camera at maximum (non digital) zoom.

Tamar Island Wetlands

The Tamar Island Wetlands is an unique urban wetlands reserve just ten minutes drive from the heart of Launceston in Tasmania's north. An outstanding Interpretation Centre offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the great value of the wetlands.

Tamar Island has been Crown Land since settlement and up to the 1980s was leased to private and public operators. In the 1980s the Tasmanian Government purchased the wetlands area around Tamar Island, which was incorporated into the greater Tamar River Conservation Area. The Tamar Island Wetlands are managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, with important assistance from Wildcare volunteers.

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/reserves/tamar/index.html

The banks of the Tamar River just a few minutes north of Launceston create a special haven for variety of wild birdlife such as pelicans, cormorants, swans and flightless native hens as well as frogs, dragonflies and lizards. The Tamar Island Wetlands is a sanctuary providing the opportunity for you to observe the behaviour of these creatures at close range along a boarded walkway to the island is level so is accessible to most visitors. You can also visit the wetlands interpretation centre.

http://www.discoverlaunceston.com/visiting/wetlands.html

PP Work…lots of leveling especially in the buildings in the background, colour fade correction, cropped, framed and resized. I deliberately tried not to overdo the colour or the birds became ‘lost’.

He who dies with the most toys, is, nonetheless, still dead.
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very nice 'capture'...I like the efffect with houses above and below too!

Ha, were you out to prove it isnt always foggy down there???? Very nice way to prove the point if I may say so. Nice to know such an area isnt going to become another tourist developement, the ducks staying below the tree line have kept themselves in line wih a natural background,very nice thank you for your hard work as Publicity Officer for Tassie
Diane

Hi Dave,

Excellent action photo, different to what we are used to! :)
I like the blur background and the warm colours! Great details of the mallars and nice POV!
Well done!

Constantinos

Great capture. This is not an easy shot.
Well done.
Love the note ans specially the quote. Yours?
Pierre

Hi,David! Great shot!!!!Bravo! Thans for very interesting note too! Regards! Yuri.

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  • jacobo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 666 W: 31 N: 673] (4875)
  • [2006-09-16 18:04]

Excellent capture. You got to focus the ducks on fly and its not so easy.
Regards
Jacobo

You catch them from a certain distance? You have a good close up... I practice a couple of occasion ands it's not easy... The most they are near, most the action is fast to follow!
They were probably in a low altitude. The inclinaison and house give a special style for a duck shot :)
I like it!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3273 W: 268 N: 7756] (33094)
  • [2006-09-16 23:15]

Ducks in flight! Good one David, not easy, but you have the two of them in focus too. Well done,
Janice
Re the quote:
Yes, you can't take your toys with you!

Excellente photo David, les canards sont trés nets, et pourtant en plein vol ...
bravo et merci pour cette belle photo

jojo

Hi David,
Very beautiful composition.Bravo!!
Best Regards,
Deniz.

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5728 W: 198 N: 2503] (9855)
  • [2006-09-21 20:29]

Hi David,

Visual, excellent beautiful action picture
I like background, it molds the well
landscape. Good colors.
Congratulations

Sérgio
:)

david,
a great capture of these mallards in flight. it seems you hav efollowed them with your camera before taking this shot. you have maintained good color and details here.

quack quack! Nice shot David!! Excellent shooting on the fly, nice sharpness, you gotta be fast to catch this one and you did! Really outstanding shot!
B-)
Linda

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