A lovely Couple....

[dankearl]

Wood ducks...
1/1600, iso1000, f5.6, 420mm (300f2.8 w/ 1.4), D800, HH

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[Miguel Palaviccini]

A lovely couple indeed! I would only hope for a head turn on the drake similar to that of the hen's. Open beak is a nice plus though. I think a little off the top might be nice.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,love the colors,good POV.TFS.

[keith mitchell]

Lovely image Dan, colours make it for me ,I'm ok with the alternate head turns.

Keith.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I kinda wish the male's head and neck were a bit sharper, but I love everything else about the image from the poses (including both head angles) and the neat streak of orange in the BG, and of course the low angle. Nicely done.

[Bob Smith]

A lovely togetherness image--drake woodies always look so fierce but here you've managed to capture a nice domestic moment --I wonder what he's saying to her. Where was your focus point ? I suspect it was on the hen's eye and wonder if, had you focused a bit further back, your DOF would have covered the whole of both birds, from beak to tail. I don't think having the tails in focus is necessary to the success of this image but it w/b another presentation.

[David Salem]

I don't mind the drakes HA as it adds some contrast to the hens HA. The drakes head looks acceptably sharp on my monitor and I like the fact that he is calling. Techs look great and I like the clear water and the soft BG. Nice one Dan.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Dan! I like the open beak, poses, colours, composition and BG. Love to have this in my files.