Gadwall

While waiting on the Grebes a pair of Gadwalls came in close.

Canon 7d
Canon 400mm L lens
f7.1
1/1000 sec
iso 400
manual exposure
spot metering


Thank you for looking.

Nice light and shooting angle.
It appears a bit over sharpened but you captured nice details.

Hi Ramon, I really like the soft light in this, together with the pastel blue of the water. Good low shooting angle, and yes, when it comes to the finer plumage on certain species, just the nudge of the slider in pp takes it over the edge. I have to agree with Dan, it 'appears crispy' around the head and chest. If this were mine, I would back off on the sharpening in pp, then selectively sharpen areas to suit.

I like the feather details, low angle, light, calm water and composition. I agree its a bit over sharpened. Nice image Ramon.

Very nice profile image of this individual. I agree in regards to sharpening, and I would explore a comp with the duck a bit lower in the frame. I like the lowish angle and the colours on the wing.

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

Yes to less on the bottom and a bit less Sharpening. For 1024 JPEGs try Unsharp Mask at 140/.3/0. Never sharpen your master file unless doing so selectively with a Contrast Mask (Unsharp Mask 1t 15/65/0). My main problem with this image is that the bird is angled slightly away from you. Having it angled slightly towards you would be ideal. That or square to the back of the camera with a bit (2-3 degrees) of a head turn towards you.

Nice shooting angle and light, Ramon. Love the detail. As mentioned before, it looks a little over sharpened.

great low angle, light, details and sharpness.