Red Crested Pochard

[Roy Churchill]

Was at my local pond trying for Sand Martins in flight but could not resist a few shots of this juvenile male that has been on my local pond for a few months now. This is a medium crop of about 50%. Critique welcome please.

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Lens: 300/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1600
Aperture: f4<o></o>
ISO: 400<o></o>
Metering Method: Manual
Support: Hand held


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[Bill Dix]

Lovely. Beautiful colors, and the water drop tops it off. I personally like the tight crop and composition. Looks like a bit more DOF would have helped on the head.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Roy, Very nice job on this! Sharp,good head angle,muted backround and even lighting. The water drop adds another dimension to the image which greatly adds interest. Well done!

[Kurtis Diffenbaugh]

Nice image. I really like the colors and detail. As Bill said a bit more DOF would have been nice.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Love it, (great BG) just more at the top for me. Exposure techs are solid - nice setup.

[Reza Gorji]

Really beautiful. I agree with a tad more DOF. Congratulations.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with comments .... water drop makes it special !!

[Lance Peters]

All covered above - Congrats - this is very nice :)

[Roy Churchill]

Thanks for the comments and critique guys, on reflection I should have closed down to f8 or at least f5.6.