Wood duck

[Lise De Serres]

I thought of sharing this picture of the wood duck taken last spring as the male has all his gorgeous colours. The early morning light here gave me the chance to get most of them!!


http://www.pbase.com/lizzee/image/111355332.jpg


D300 500mm VR F4
F4 ISO 800 1/5000sec 500mm

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture Lise. Beautiful colors, HA, details. It's all there BG and tones too.
Big congrats:)

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Hi. Extremely well done! Whites in check, detail, color rendition and pose excellent. The lighting is excellent as well. Normally I'd say something about the overkill with the shutter speed, and that 1/2500 sec would have done as well and you could have used a lower ISO with less of a noise penalty, but noise is not a problem with this image! The camera? Perhaps a bit tight in the frame. Well done! regards~Bill

[Caspar Davis]

I agree with Bill.

Caspar

[Desmond Chan]

Not my favorite pose of a wood duck, but the light looks good; good details, too.

[Alfred Forns]

One fine image Lise !!! This is one sweet image, love the pose, detail and wing position. Bg looks great and low angle just takes it over the top !!! Big Congrats on this one !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Lise,
I like the composition, image and action captured with the forward wing flapping...The color rendition and fine feather details are spot on. You have a very good head angle and sharp eye. The background compliments your duck quite well...congrats...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi Lise - like this a lot - sweet light - lovely colours, Good Ha and wing separation.
Looks like a little bit of a halo under the beak.
Excellent image - congrats :)

[Gail Spitler]

Everyone has said it all. This is a terrific image - I like the fact that it isn't a usual Wood Duck image.
Congrats
Cheers
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Super image. I love the composition and beautiful BG that compliments the wing color. Very handsome!

[Anita Rakestraw]

Definitely a beauty, Lise! One little dust spot (?) beneath the wing, in a light area of the water.....

[Doug Brown]

Lovely image Lisa!

[Kris Mortensen]

Stellar image!! The detail in the lower body is amazing. This would be on my wall!!

[Lise De Serres]

Thank you all!!