mallard

[OvidiuCavasdan]

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/COV_2006/FMallard.jpg
Canon40D, EF70-200 f4is
Iso 250, 1/1000sec, f 5.6, manual mode.
Laying on the ground and moving very slowly

[denise ippolito]

Ovidiu. Nice clean shot, like the details and the exposure and coloring look nice. I see a couple of lg. spots by bill -even if they are not from cloning I would blend them to eliminate the question. Feels a bit tight. Nicely done!

[Alfred Forns]

Did well approaching slowly and came up with an excellent image !!! Just a little tight (not much) but love the low angle, sharpness, exposure and overall feel !!!!

.... blending the spots as suggested would further enhance the image !!!!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

The background was untouched, so looking at different pictures taken at same place, same subject, only different camera settings it seems that, probably, the spots are some bright plants. I didn't notice them, but you are right. Thanks.
At top of the original frame there is a strip of sky, so I think that more space at top would not look good. Here's another crop with more space on left, right and bottom.
And, finally, now I see :confused: some colour desaturation (?) (sRGB issue?).
Thanks for comments and suggestions

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/COV_2006/FMallard2R.jpg

[Alfred Forns]

I like the re post Ovidiu Looks more elegant and the spot removal keeps attention on the bird !!! I like the nice looking lady !!!!

[denise ippolito]

Re-post looks good!

[Lance Peters]

:)
Nice one.

[Gus Cobos]

I like the repost...well done...:cool: