Female Redhead Duck

[James Salywoda]

Redhead Duck
Southern, California


Well I have been reworking some of my images for a future website this is one that I did some cloning to remove
a duck that was kind of a distraction. Some images are just worth the extra effort to save.;)


Nikon D200 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/1250 F6.3 ISO250

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Harshad Barve]

Man-o-man , what a great pose by duck , awesome light and exposure , Nice details
Winner all the way
TFS

[Jim Crosswell]

Great shot! I like the expression in this image. I see one spot I would clone out on the left side at the bottom of the weeds beside the green spot.

[Ben Egbert]

This one was certainly worth the work, great image.

[Danny J Brown]

Hey Jim - This is my favorite image of the Thanksgiving break! A late entrant but well worth the wait. I'm glad I took a look before calling it a night in preparation for going back to the working world tomorrow. Fortunately, my work will involve netting sturgeon on the Mississippi River all week. I don't know what you do for a living but I think you could give the photo pros a run for their money. Take care.

P.S. Gorgeous light, super pose, killer background, sublime sky, really cool ripples in the water and a beautiful diving duck.......

[Bruce Enns]

Hi Jim, This one was certainly worth saving! Great sharpness and detail. Beautiful light, and a wonderful pose. A winner all around. I especially like the low angle and the eye contact.

Cheers!
Bruce

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo. I really like the very low angle with the ducks head higher than camera. Sweet head angle as well. Very sharp. Dave

[Ofer Levy]

Stunning shot Jim! The only thing I would try to improve is the end of the beak which looks a bit soft. I think you accidentally made it soft when removing the other duck as I am pretty sure it's sharp in the original.

[James Salywoda]

Thanks all for comments
You are totally right Ofer I was moving pixels and softened the beak alittle
I did some selective sharpening to the area I think it looks much better now.:)

[Ofer Levy]

Re-post looks much better Jim!

[Stu Bowie]

James, superb low angle of capture, and just love the majestic pose. I really like the blues and browns in this, and overall, this is pin sharp. Congrats on a fine image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very beautiful James, love the HA and wing position. repost is even better

[Rob Drummond]

Wonderful shot James - love the detail and the complementary colours of the background

cheers
Rob

[Mike Veltri]

Lovely shot James, good exposure of the whites and a great low angle to the shot.

[Clement Francis]

Man the focus and clarity on this fella is just too amazing

[Harshad Barve]

James ,
Repost takes this over the top:)

[Doug Brown]

Stunning Jim! The low angle makes this one. I like that the bill is clear of the BG habitat.

[Suzanne Huot]

All of the above ,beautiful image