Wood Duck (m)

[Joseph Przybyla]

Dottie and I were at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida, early this morning. Finally I found a male Wood Duck in the perfect position for a portrait. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for vieiwng.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF HH
1/1000 F/5.6 Highlight Weighted Metering EV 0 ISO 125 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Arthur Morris]

Perfect is a good word for this one. The colors are perfect; love the purple cheek patch. Head angle, alert posture, and subject orientation? Perfect. Framing? Perfect! I love how you just got that one huge tertial feather into the frame. Perhaps your best ever.

with love, a

[jack williamson]

The exposure here is about as good as it gets, sharpness is superb, love that little tuft of feathers on the back

[Jack Backs]

Sweet portrait, looks like you set up studio lighting.