Photo Title:	Mallard Flight
Photographer:	Terri L. Norris
Location of Photograph:	Buck Creek State Park, Springfield, Ohio
What the photographer likes about the image:	The contrasts between the background of the stream's far bank and the colors of the mallards.
Techniques Used:	I used a program mode, which selected a shutter speed of 1/800, and an aperture of 6. The sharp focus of both background and foreground create a feeling of depth. Actually, I just got lucky. I went out to take photos of a group of swans and walked right up to a flock of mallards. When they became startled, I just started snapping and was fortunate enough to get this photo. My husband and I both thought it looked so good that no one would believe it's the real thing!
Things to notice:	Photo looks almost like a painting. Photographer had been a relative newcomer to digital photography. The technology freed her creative expression. Freezes a key instant. Good eye of photographer for composition in a split second shot.