CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Later afternoon at the end of a busy photography day. The sunset peaks through the trees and lights up the mallard wings in mid flap. sku 10009

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Ultra green and the shininess of it. Blue skies mean deep colours recorded. The blue skies give a rich warmth to the colours of the mallard. sku 10010

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The leaf was a bone of contention - as I took the photo - but - Japan has a phrase called wabi sabi - which means to "embrace perfection as it is part of REAL LIFE". So I embrace this leaf. sku 10011

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE It seems that wing flap photos that I managed to get were nearly always in profile. This photo - I am most proud of in the wing flap category as its so 3D. sku 10012

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE When birds stare down into the water - to me - it looks like they are deep in thought. sku 10013

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Its that time of year again when the trees change colour and fall off the trees. Water shapes and leaf colours really tell a story. sku 10014

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Close up and low level photography brings the viewer directly in line with the mallard and his morning sip. sku 10015

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Autumn colours of deep green and caramel browns which mimic the colours of this mallard. sku 10016

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mister Mallard with his forthright walk as he wishes the ice would melt and he could on with his day. sku 10017

Mandarin in the daisies in a bright summers afternoon.

The second colour of the rainbow is ORANGE. Its the "toned down version" of the colour red. Its still a vivid colour and its my favourite colour. The patterns of the water are captured by photographing the mandarin at extremely high shutter speeds. This high shutter speed gives the "mosaic [...]

Yellow is the third colour of the rainbow. It is an easy colour on the eye - its a warm colour. Yellow does remind us of the sun and of late autumn afternoons like the day of this photo. Once again a perfect background to a very colourful mandarin. sku 20003  

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE GREEN is the fourth colour of the rainbow. The reflection of the trees onto the water creates the perfect backdrop for the mandarin. sku 20004

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Blue is the fifth colour of the rainbow. Blue is of course the colour of the sky which is perfectly reflected in the water. The bright sunlight created an electric blue around the mandarin as he quacked in the water. It seems any rainbow colour can be the per[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE VIOLET is the seventh colour of the rainbow. Reality can seem to be surreal or too fantastic to be true. This was the case of this photo which has 100 percent real colours in it. sku 20007

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Spiky hair and pin sharp reflection and vivid colours all really made me smile at the result. sku 20008