Ring-Necked Duck

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Canon 5D3 | 500 f/4 II | 2.0x III
1/640" | f/10 | ISO 640

It's been a while since I have gotten a chance to post here on BPN, but it's nice to see that the themes are back! I thought I'd add to this month's theme with a portrait of a Ring-Necked Duck that was shot this past winter. I took the 2x out for a spin to see how the IQ would hold up ... I was pleasantly surprised! Plenty of light so I could stop down just a tad for the needed d.o.f. with these close subjects and still have enough SS to shoot at low ISO.

[Doug Brown]

Impressive sharpness Miguel, and a great exposure too!

[John Robinson]

Delightful image. Great detail and texutre in the blacks.
Good stuff!
JohnR

[William Dickson]

Yes, very nice, fantastic detail and exposure. Well done Miguel

Will

[shane shacaluga]

Nicely done. IQ has definitely held up well. Great exposure on the blacks and love the low POV and nice blue water BG

The whites are missing a bit of detail on my screen. Maybe a bit hot?

TFS

[Ashley Cohen]

Fantastic sharp detail, well captured

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait.
Superb exposure in blacks and whites, beautiful eye, great details and very nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ivan Sjögren]

Exellent IQ and details! Nice light, pose and BG. I agree that the whites are looking a bit hot.

[Shawn Zierman]

Flippin awesome image quality! The details are jumping off this frame...You did a very nice job with processing. The eye is captivating in this frame because of the coloration. The low angle work cannot be improved....gorgeous frame!

[Daniel Cadieux]

The details on the head feathers are pretty darn impressive, actually, the whole face is superb! Perfect comp, and the blue waters and wavelets in them are quite soothing. I also love the water touching the duck's chest. A perfect portrait IMO.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Beautiful IQ and details. Light, exposure, comp - all spot ON for me. Nicely done Miguel.