Wood Duck portrait #2

[Steve Maxson]

This image was taken yesterday from a blind on a woodland pond. The light is brighter on this one than the image I posted yesterday. What do you think? 40D, 500 f/4 + 1.4X, 1/1600, f/8, ISO 400. I removed some specular highlights and cropped from the vertical original. Comments are welcome.

[Maxis Gamez]

Lovely colors and composition. I would remove some noise but that's about it.

Thanks!

[Freddy Franzella]

I like the overall image! great background! and nice detail,color, and the whites are right on!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice composition, eye contact and colors. I might decrease the contrast a tad, apply NR on the BG and sharpen the bird a bit more. You could decrease the saturation of the reds in the eye for more details.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the soft light and the colors. This is always an awkward COMP but you handled it very well. And this one has the purple cheek patch! Well done on all counts.

[DanWalters]

Very nice portrait! The colors are very vibrant.