An Eiderdown.

[Sharpy]

Sorry an Eider lying down.;)
Regards Alan.

[ngannet]

That's a beautiful shot, one of the prettiest ducks and great environment.

[dancinec]

A very nice shot. Since you have "Image editing OK" I took the liberites to make a great shot a little better by adjusting the "levels" and tried to correct the focus on the head.

[Sharpy]

Ngannet, many thanks, yes they are a beautifel duck but I just couln't quite make it to get a frontal shot, maybe next time.
Kind regards Alan.

[Sharpy]

A very nice shot. Since you have "Image editing OK" I took the liberites to make a great shot a little better by adjusting the "levels" and tried to correct the focus on the head.

Many thanks Dennis not a problem, unfortunately your edit seems to have blown the whites a tad - ofcourse this could be my monitor! Thank you for your efforts.
Kind Regards Alan.

[clivingston]

Very nice . The corrections made by Dennis have blown out the whites on my screen also.

[Gary Fairhead]

Wonderful looking duck Alan and nicely photographed.. I also took the liberty to edit.just to bringout the eye and blacks.a slight adjustment on shadows -10% and then a slight dodge on the eye and head. Let me know if you approve...or not.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/October/Eider.jpg

[lkb-28]

Hi Alan;
The Eider in it's full plumage sure is a magnificent looking duck... Well done...
And it makes for a great duvet as well!
Cheers;
Lee

[dancinec]

Wonderful looking duck Alan and nicely photographed.. I also took the liberty to edit.just to bringout the eye and blacks.a slight adjustment on shadows -10% and then a slight dodge on the eye and head. Let me know if you approve...or not.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a300/g2a/October/Eider.jpg
Nice job Gary, you are right, I wasn't watching the whites as I should have.

[Sharpy]

Chris, many thanks for your comment & observations, much appreciated.
Gary - always open to any help and/or advice especially from someone as accomplished as you! the edit looks fine apart from maybe a tad of grey been introduced on the head area, many thanks. Black and White birds as you know - 'a pain in the butt' as you guys would say. Thanks for the time.
Again a very nice edit Dennis and I much appreciate it but still a tad grey on the head unless ofcourse its my monitor.
Thank you all.
Kind regards Alan.

[Sharpy]

Many thanks Lee for your kind comments, don't know how old you are Lee but the old fashioned word for a Duvet is an 'Eiderdown' (hence the title) a cloth cover filled with yes Eider down. Bit of a history lesson for the young non Geordies.
Kind regards Alan.