Ducks By The Pond

I was able to get a few pictures of some ducks in the late afternoon sun (about 30 - 40 mins before sundown.)  My daughter really likes the oversaturated color of one of the ducks.  Thanks to my real-life instructor and the on-line instructors that have drilled into me how much better the lighting is just after sunrise and just before sunset.  I missed some other good poses, because I tried to use slower shutter speeds.  My "successful" shots were all taken at 1/180.  I took some at 1/125 that were almost well-enough focused and the 1/45 was way too slow.  If I had been using a tripod the 1/125 may have worked.  I was using an F-stop of 4.5 because I wanted a relatively shallow depth-of-field.  I was using my zoom lens at 200 mm and ISO 100.