Ring-necked Duck

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image in December 2018 at Lake Morton 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, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 720 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 400mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

[kevin Hice]

Joe I like the close up stare and good details on the head . Little more Dof would have been nice since he was so close. TFS

[John Mack]

You were close to this guy. Digging those yellow eyes. Head on stare is nice as well.

[Colin Driscoll]

Very imposing fellow. I think the DOF is adequate.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Just right for me Joe, I love head on shots of ducks they always remind me of cartoon characters. I think the limited DOF is just about right, you have the head and eyes sharp but importantly also the bill.

[gail bisson]

Nice IQ and I love the direct gaze,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Joseph ... does look quite good to me . Nice view of those lovely eyes ... if not burned I might try to coax more details out of the whites .

TFS Andreas