Living only 30 minutes from Lake Lure, NC (location for the original "Dirty Dancing" movie), I often take a ride out there to practice my outdoor photography. On my last outing I came across a flock of ducks and spent some time photographing them. In this shot, I caught a lone duck taking a leisurely swim. As I took the shot it turned its head as if to pose for me.

Standard Photoshop filters were used to adjust color, contrast, exposure and sharpening.

Vincent E. Carangelo

Shot on a Nikon D610, Nikkor 28-300mm lens set to 300mm, exposure 1/320, f/5.6, ISO 320