Proud Harlequin Duck

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Barnegat Light two weeks ago in the morning. I liked the pose in this one.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/120288741/original.jpg

1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/1600s, f/8, EC -0.67, ISO 400

[Doug Brown]

Like the pose, exposure, and sharpness. Good eye contact too. Perhaps a bit more canvas bottom and left.

[Bonnie Block]

Pretty fancy, Axel. Great eye contact and bg.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great pose proud indeed, loved the expo and details here.. congrats..

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel....loved the pose and the catchlight. I am thinking that sliding the black slider a little to the right might give some more pop.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like his pose, too, and I really like your exposure. These ducks are not easy!

[denise ippolito]

Axel, Really nice proud pose and the exposure looks great. Nice looking details also.:)

[Marina Scarr]

Love the pose and the exposure is on the money. Would love to just see one of these beauties.

[Bill Dix]

Quite a proud fellow. Great detail and exposure. Agree with a tad more space on the left; otherwise a fine image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice and sharp, Agree with comments above, comp is a bit too centered.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the pose, and the comp as is. There is much more room in front of the bird than there is behind the tail anyhow. I also like the water texture.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Proud indeed.
Very handsome duck. Good exposure and composition. I also wish there were more room on bottom.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, it's much appreciated. I didn't add more canvas on the left side because the head of the duck is relatively far back and it seemed more balanced this way.

[Caroline Darmo]

Gorgeous image! The pose of the duck really makes this one special. I like the eye contact, exposure and details.

[ChasMcRae]

Question ? When is the best time to hit the jetty for photography ?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Question ? When is the best time to hit the jetty for photography ?

At high tide because of the angle.

[Paul Lagasi]

I really like the way this birds head is...do they strut like a Buffleheads or Goldeneyes?
As always sharp, perfect exposure..like it good luck tomorrow