Mallard Duck

[Joseph Przybyla]

Here is one from the past that I recently worked up. The image was captured at Lake Mirror in the center of Lakeland, Florida. The tan/gold reflections are reflections from buildings about a city block away on the west side of the lake. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 390mm (585mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering + 1 EV ISO 1400 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Excellent details, nice head turn, fine drops.

From a comp standpoint, I would prefer a bit less below and more above.

I had one outing in downtown Lakeland and enjoyed using the building reflections for a different color palette, as you have!

Cheers

Randy

[stuart wanuck]

nicely done joe when do you rest?

[Don Lacy]

Hi Joe, Really nice color on the Mallard with plenty of detail, I would crop about half off the bottom if this were mine.

[David Salem]

Nice pose , colors and details on this handsome drake and you caught the light right to light up the speculums very well. I would revese the comp ratio for top and bottom. Well done

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Agree about comp, looks just a little bit off.
I love the plumage details and the way you managed to capture the iridescence.
Job well done, you need no rest! :bg3:

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, details, exposure and agree with composition suggestions above. Nice image Joe.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. The crop was an easy fix.

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

Nice repost, the comp looks much better.

Randy