A portrait of our duck, Jemima

Our duck, Jemima, having a rest on our lawn and posing for the camera:

K20D +FA*80-200 f2.8 @200mm & f4, 1/100sec, ISO100 handheld.

[daacon]

Very nice shot - white is hard to expose properly and this one is spot on.

[eclipsed450]

how cute!! love the addition of the flower!!

[Jonson PL]

fun shot

[Damn Brit]

Nice one Lance, it's been a while since I saw a pet duck.

I have to say though "Jémima, not the most original duck name".

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by daacon

Very nice shot - white is hard to expose properly and this one is spot on.

Thank you very much, Dave.

I agree about white being difficult, but luckily I shot in the shade of the afternoon so there was no direct sunlight.

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by eclipsed450

how cute!! love the addition of the flower!!

Thank you very much.

The flower was already on the ground and our duck just sat next to it, so I thought it would be a good capture. I wouldn't have posted the photo if it was not for the flower as it would have been 'just another duck photo'.

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by Jonson PL

fun shot

Thank you very much, Sune.

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by Damn Brit

Nice one Lance, it's been a while since I saw a pet duck.

Thank you very much, Gary.

I have to say though "Jémima, not the most original duck name".

I have to thank my wife for that name as she likes the Beatrix Potter book, "Jemima Puddle Duck" as I'm sure you will realise that the duck was named after

[Damn Brit]

So do you get eggs from her Lance?

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by Damn Brit

So do you get eggs from her Lance?

Yep, she lays an egg everyday, mate. She must be very contented as they say these Pekin ducks should only lay about 200 per year and as we have had her for 9 months, she has already done her yearly allottment! I think that she will continue to lay for the full year everyday, which is quite unusual, apparently.

We use them for cooking in breadcrumbing, cakes, crepes and I poach them every few days for breakfast. The eggs are a tad bigger than a chicken egg, where a chicken egg may be 60-70grams, the duck egg may be 90-100grams

[jin]

Great shot,Lance!
if you come to china ,i will invite you to the Pekin roast duck dinner

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by jin

Great shots,Lance!

Thank you very much, Jin.

if you come to china ,i will invite you to the Pekin roast duck dinner

I would love to try Pekin roast, but I have to make sure that my duck does not find out!

[jin]

@200mm & f4, 1/100sec, ISO100 handheld.

you are really good,Lance!

[Lance B]

Originally Posted by jin

you are really good,Lance!

SR helps.