Wood Duck

[Terry Johnson]

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Image was taken at Rhodie Gardens in Portland, OR.

Nikon D800
Nikon 400mm F2.8 @ 650mm
F-11
1/250
Tripod
ISO-400

Your comments please...Terry Johnson:S3:

[Diane Miller]

A handsome subject! It looks nicely sharp, although you could be on thin ice at that SS, depending on how rock-solid the tripod and how still the subject. But it's what I would think of as a good balance of ISO and aperture. That's one where I would try to shoot several quick exposures -- one may be sharper than the rest.

I'd have a look at a re-process with slightly lower contrast. There is a noise-reduction look to the dark body -- I'd expect to be able to pull out more detail. But maybe it's just that it's out of the DOF.