Ring-necked Duck hen, two ways!

[Dorian Anderson]

SUN, FINALLY!!!!! We had our first entirely cloudless day of 2019 yesterday! I was hella stoked to find some cooperative subjects.....

Is the bird too close to the right hand side of the frame? Technically, yes. Do I care? No. I think the face and water are strong enough to overcome it.
Ugh. Just realized I could probably clean up the streak from the eyeshine in the full image.

Also, just for fun, I've given you a headshot extracted from same frame.

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/2500 at f/5.6, ISO 400, handheld
Processed in LR CC. Removed a handful of tiny irregularities on the water, but it really was that buttery smooth from my face down position!

Cheers!

[Dorian Anderson]

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[dankearl]

Very nice image... Not too close to the right at all. Ducks are long and low enough that
cropping is tough anyway, yours looks fine.
You have a lot of nice details, iso400 I only dream about....

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Love the colors and Head Angle.

Beautiful capture.

Was this photographed with Kayak ?

[Isaac Grant]

Pretty shot Dorian. Love the calm water and the colors. Nice details on the bird. Still do not have a proper shot of a female Ring-necked so this one makes me envious. Crop shows signs of degrading but really held up pretty well.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent light and details, I like the full body shot better I'd clone out the highlights in the reflection and might go a bit warmer on colors
TFS

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful light, exquisite detail. Nice pose. Maybe just a sliver too close on the right for me, but not to worry about. Lovely image.

[John Mack]

Both look very nice. The low angle light and pose make this one.

[Dorian Anderson]

Love the colors and Head Angle.

Beautiful capture.

Was this photographed with Kayak ?

Nope! I was on the concrete edge of an urban park pond!