Ms. Wood duck - close up

[Randy Stout]

Another one from last weekend. Was fortunate to have a clean patch of water.

D300 500mm f/4 with 1.4 TC f/13 ISO 640 1/500 sec ISO 640 manual fill flash with Beamer Gitzo/Wimberley

Post:

CS4 PS curves selective sharpening removed second catchlight full frame


Advice and comments always appreciated.


Cheers'

Randy

[Layton E Parham]

I love the head position, exposure, and the waters transition to Bg. I like the water drops. Might suggest removing bright pixels on top of the head.

[Arthur Morris]

I am thinking that I would like this cropped from the bottom and the back moving her to the rear third of the frame. That's because I like the water in front best :)

[Randy Stout]

Thanks Artie:

I had considered both of those crops, but liked the colors in her feathers and decided not to crop from right. I will give it a try though.

Layton: The hot spots on top of her head are water drops.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Randy, good overall detail, and the light has brought out the colours on the wing feathers nicely. Droplets always adds interest to these type of images, and I like the texture of the water.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the detail and eye contact.

[Gary Hamilton]

Ditto Alan's comments and I agree with Artie on composition (though I can understand not wanting to lose that beautiful reddish feather detail on body) The blue water spot makes this image for me. Cheers.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes that water certainly is something to behold here. I like the water drops strewn about, and both this comp and the suggested alternative would work well.