Rear View

[Arthur Morris]

Common Eider displaying, rear view of head. Spitzbergen, Norway.

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the 1.4X III TC and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop: 1/1250 sec. at f/9.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Luis Villablanca]

Very nice view of the eider. Love the symmetry.
The exposure and background look great. It may just be my monitor, but I wish I could see more detail on the blacks.

[Marina Scarr]

What a great view. I just love seeing different perspectives. Colors look good to me.

[Don Railton]

Hi Arty

I would say the head angle is about 87 degrees off...:bg3::bg3:, but I like it anyway...

DON

[Stu Bowie]

Artie, symmetry is the first thing I see in this, and just love what you did with the whites. I like that you have included some of the body, and that BG is a killer.

[jack williamson]

Great rear shot of that rarely photographed 'Eider Cobra'. This is definately a different view. I see very good detail and the feathers on the head and neck look almost like fur. The BG is perfect.

Jack

[Tom Rambaut]

I feel that these sort of shots are often overlooked - I personaly like them if they show a unique aspect of a birds plumage. We have a species called the Hooded Robin and it is from behind that the name makes all the sense in the world.

[Yves Guillot]

I would have cut the upper part of the body and asked what kind of mushroom it is.:w3 ...And put it in the out of the box forum:bg3:

[Arthur Morris]

I would have cut the upper part of the body and asked what kind of mushroom it is.:w3 ...And put it in the out of the box forum:bg3:

I will try that tomorrow :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat! Apart from the symmetry of the head what I like about this is the body angled towards the LLC (makes for an even more interesting comp).

[Karl Egressy]

Love the symmetry and the fine details. It is a fun shot for sure.