Goldeneye

[Kurt Bowman]

Here's another frame from my Colorado visit. This Common Goldeneye took a flyby. A little tighter than I normally like, but I didn't have anymore room in front. BG is the river partially covered in ice.

A1
200-600mm
1.4 TC
shot at 679mm
1/8000 at f/9
ISO 3200

[Jonathan Ashton]

Spot on looks ideal to me wonderful colours and excellent details.

[Dorian Anderson]

Really nice view of this guy. Yeah, it's a bit tight, but everything else looks pretty good. A really amazing result with a zoom and TC, but that combo seems to deliver for you all the time. Love the wing position.

Noise isn't an issue, but I still would been at 1/4000 and ISO 1600. You might try opening the blacks on the head a touch more, but that's really, really minor.

[Brian Sump]

Kurt, this handsome bugger showed up well for you and you processed him nicely.

It was a successful outing for you congratulations!

[arash_hazeghi]

nice image of the bufflehead, my fav. duck. you got good details in both whites and blacks and I like the water drops. I'd warm up the colors a tad. in a perfect world the BG would have a been a bit more uniform

TFS

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi Kurt, you guys certainly have some spectacular ducks in your neck of the woods. Sweet image, beautiful light, great wing position - tight crop has been mentioned. Fantastic result, and with a TC to boot!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Kurt, I agree with Arash's comments. Lovely image, thank you for sharing.

[William Dickson]

Looking real good Kurt....Great detail and colours on the duck with a fine flight pose...

Well captured

Will

[Steve Kaluski]

Overall, well done Kurt, agree with Arash's point, but also apply a hint more localised sharpening on the eye.

TFS
Steve