Pic(k) of the Week: Mallard whirlpool

An autumn breeding pair of mallards dabbling in a wetland pond.

South Peachtree Trail: DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 6 December 2022.

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• I used a 5:2 ratio to crop the image for a 'cinematic' look to include the edges of the 'whirlpool' the mallards were creating. I rather like the look.


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays, and occasionally, but not always (as is the case today), with a good fermentable as the subject.
• Photo 51 of 52, for year 2022. See it at Flickr: here.
• Commercial reproduction requires explicit permission, as per Creative Commons.


• Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.
• Lens: OLYMPUS M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
• Settings: 135 mm | 1/150 sec | ISO 200| ƒ/5.6


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