Hen Northern Shoveler

[David Salem]

Took this a few months ago at a local refuge. She looked so peaceful sleeping in the early morning sun. She heard me fire off a few shots and I like that she opened her eye.

1DMKIV---700mm---f6.3---ss1/2500---ISO640---HH@8:15am---15% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. Appreciated.

David

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent shooting angle, pose & IQ. Great reflection.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice light David and a nice reflection too. The drake feels a little tight in the frame to me maybe just a little looser

[David Salem]

Thanks for the comments. Cheryl, I used a pretty tight comp on this one to highlight the details, especially the eye area. Looking at it now, with the bigger format, I could go a bit looser and not lose the desired effect. Thanks

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good IQ on the subject, and I too like the open eye. I agree with it being tight in the frame. I would also remove the "blob" on the reflected primary, and perhaps tweak the colour of the water which seems a bit "electric" for lack of a better term. Good details , and I like the wisps of feather crossing the eye.

[Randy Rimland]

beautiful exactly as is.... i can't think of anything that would make it better

[David Salem]

Thanks Daniel and Randy for the comments. I tried a looser crop , removed the blob on the reflection and adjusted the saturation level to change the water color a little. What do you think? Thanks in advance

[Randy Rimland]

Thanks Daniel and Randy for the comments. I tried a looser crop , removed the blob on the reflection and adjusted the saturation level to change the water color a little. What do you think? Thanks in advance

the original was so good it's hard to say this is better
I'll stay w/ the original being my fav but I tend to like tighter crops and usually get suggestions here to open up more

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, details, calm feel, reflection and looser crop. Excellent image David!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi David, you have nailed the repost. I just love these type of images with calm water showing up a perfect reflection.

My local pond in Pretoria produces these type of images. Captured plenty, never bothered to process and post them. :w3

[Marina Scarr]

Really like the RP a lot in terms of crop and all the super details. I would reduce blues even more unless this is really what you saw. It simply doesn't look natural to my eyes and takes focus away from your amazing looking duck.

[David Salem]

Thanks again everyone for the comments.
Marina, this is exactly as seen. I did not change the water color at all. This spot is in a marine estuary and the water is very blue and vivid depending on the time of day. Some shots almost look fake. I always shoot with a small JPEG attached so I can refer to it for proper color reproduction. I figure Canon has spent millions on R&D so I follow the JEPEG then tweak things a little, normally very little. Thanks for the comment and the help

[jack williamson]

The repost looks great. I love the peek she is giving you. Excellent feather detail. The reflection is near perfect.

[PhilCook]

When it's this good you just have to fill the frame with the subject....and you have :5

An overall eye popping image David, the perfect reflection and great strong blue color, love the peeking eye....change nothing Sir imo

[Diane Miller]

That's the most amazing reflection!! Great image!

[David Salem]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Appreciated.