Since I seem to be on a water fowl kick this week, I'll close with some duck pictures I shot at the Huntington Library's Chinese Garden on the same day as the egret photos in the first post of this series. This one would make Travis Bickle proud.
The same duck moved out to a patch of lily pads, which made for a very serene image. But a bit later, after the duck had moved on, the light and reflections made the scene even more beautiful. The duck was nice, but this is better, in my opinion.
We went to the Huntington Library and Gardens last Saturday. Three or four times a summer they hold a "members only" series of evening events and this was one of them. While most people flock to the free concert, we made a beeline for the Chinese Gardens. Our journey was worth it; not only was the Golden Hour in effect, but a beautiful white egret decided to go hunting for dinner near our location. I managed to get several shots of him with the 75-300mm zoom telephoto (rough equivalence of about 420mm with the digital). These are some of the results. Hopefully Tina will be inspired to make some paintings from them. I especially like the back-lit image above. It really glows. 
