Male Wood Duck In Eclipse Plumage

[Joseph Przybyla]

The ducks are beginning to trickle in, coming back to Florida for the winter. I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1600 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 360 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

These guys are definitely not as handsome at this time of year!
I like the iridescence that you have shown on the wings.
I also like the placement of the duck within the frame.
I might be tempted to clone out that last reflection near the bottom of the frame.
Nice HA and whites on the face and neck look good!
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Very nice, Joe. Great detail and I love the iridescence. Good HA as well. You might consider a pano crop to get rid of the lowest piece of reflection. Nice shot overall.

[Arthur Morris]

Perfect head angle and nice iridescence.

I'd take some off the bottom as there is more room below the bird than above.

with love, artie

[John Mack]

Nice capture of this duck. The bird looks pretty high in the frame. Nice pose on the bird.