Bufflehead Portrait

[dankearl]

I am calling this a portrait, because I don't know how you could get closer or lower to these guys.

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f5
iso400
420mm

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[Grace Scalzo]

Wonderful colors on his head, love the trailing pink feet, the droplets and the bow wake. Wish for a bit more room on the left and also think that the comp could be improved by decentering the subject vertically. ( I think I would take from the bottom). Wish for a good crack at these beauties myself, hard to get close to where I live (Long Island).

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

The drops on the face are great as well as the colors. Is that his little foot on the left?.

[Fred Canter]

Love the trailing feet and the swell he is creating.
Agree with taking some from the bottom, along with a sliver from the top.

[gail bisson]

Wow Dan,
The thumbprint doesn't do this justice. Love the trailing feet but wish for more room on the left. Great IQ and I like the iridescent colors. Nice bow wake as well,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

I wouldn't take any from the bottom...just a bit form the top. Great low angle and colours on the head. I don't know how you managed to ge so close to a bufflelhead, but I think my closest to one yet is approximately 84 yards (and swimming away...):tinysmile_shy_t:

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. Great head angle, love the colors in the head, and nice shooting angle.
Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

very cool wish the water was a bit more calm