Punk Rock

[dankearl]

Female Hooded Merganser.
1/400
f5.6
iso400
420mm

DSC_4598nx5.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105092&stc=1&d=1323049041)

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Her hairdo reminds me of the "Bride of Frankenstein"

Very effective lighting, sharp well exposed, good BG.

I might consider a small crop from above.

Charming.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, hairdo and complimentary BG. Well done Dan!

[Stu Bowie]

Dan, your title fits this so well. Sure looks like she has dyed her plumage on her head, and overall, nice and sharp. I like the blues of the water in the wake.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Sharp one , Dan !!! The light is awesome !

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice overall, and great to have the raised crest. Good techs. I do wish the subject and reflection, as a whole, were higher in the frame to avoid the bottom being so close to the edge. I also find some parts of the merganser to be close to being oversharpened as posted.

[Dave Leroy]

Nice one. Focus is spot on as is the pose. I like the reflection. I might also remove a some from the top.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Love that hair do! I like the way the bird is in the light but I think I would be tempted to lower the brightness just a little bit, I think this would reduce the appearance of slight over sharpening.

[Jeff Sorbie]

Love the colors. The blue water around the bird really catches my eye. Great shot Dan

[gail bisson]

Another good one Dan. I too, would take some off the top. The raised crest is lovely and I like the blue wake,
Gail

[dankearl]

Thanks for the comments, I did amp up the brightness and colors for the effect.
They are a great looking little duck, but I should have backed off a bit on the brightness of the photo.