Wood Duck portrait

[Steve Maxson]

This Wood Duck was photographed from a blind on a small woodland pond. 7D, 500 mm f/4 + 1.4X, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 400, tripod. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice! Colours, details, composition...a very successful portrait!

[Randy Stout]

Steve;

Well exposed, nice display of green and purple on head, sharp.

These guys are always a challenge to show the full range from the blacks to the whites and the patch on the bill which often blows out. I might try and tease out a little bit more detail in the darks on the shoulder.

Looks like there was something in the way on the lowest area of the breast, slight haze.

I like the composition.

Cheers

Randy

[Hendri Venter]

Such beautifull colours and detail. Nice comp too.

[Stu Bowie]

Steve, I think your choice of comp has managed to capture every colour this guy has.:w3 In doing that, you have brought out and exposed them very well. The lighter water BG makes them pop even more.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautifully done portrait, loved the colors and details here.. comp works well too... :cheers:

[Vivaldo Damilano]

A beauty, lovely sharp portrait, ditto all above comments TFS:cheers:

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Steve! I like the composition, sharpness and pose.

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful light and colours. Looks sharp with excellent detail.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely colors and detail...Good IQ and light make it for me!

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Just too good !! The clarity is stunning !!

[Doug Brown]

The sweet light helped you get a terrific exposure. Great sharpness and a nice pose. Well done Steve!