Mandarin Duck

[Mike Delgado]

This one was taken at a local park in Florida. Cloudy and rainy day but I was not leaving until I got a shot of this guy.

Nikon D4
Nikon 500mm
F-4
1/1250 sec
ISO 800
Fill Flash


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[vishaljadhav]

I like the front on pose
the colours look sweet, quite a bunch of them
like the water colour, sharpness is nice

[Karl Egressy]

Nice low angle shooting and nice colors, Mike.

[Norm Dulak]

Nice, Mike. This is a well captured view of a beautiful bird, and the water droplets add interest. You might consider taking some off the top, to eliminate some negative space and to make the subject less centered.

[Enrique Patino]

like the low angle perspective, the colors and details. If I had a chance to photograph this species under the same conditions with my gear, I would up the f/stop and lower the shutter... and hope for some decent shots with the bird more parallel to the sensor. Did you get some like that? I would like to see if you did. Do I see a slight yellow cast?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the head-on angle of the face, and you got very beautiful colours accentuated by the pale golden waters. I actually find the two water drops a distraction in this case, and I think an alternative comp would enhance the image...perhaps an horizontal if you have it? If not then yes taking some off the top could work. Quite a "mane" on the neck this guy has!