Local Duck Pond Opportunities

Russ Burden

Published November 22, 2010
Updated July 27, 2016

Every time I had to test a new piece of photographic equipment, I found myself heading to the local duck pond. Thankfully, this made me realize the subject matter found there deserved much greater attention than simply being a testing ground.

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