I captured this image at Lake Mirror in the center of Lakeland, Florida. It many times, especially in the fall and winter, has wild ducks stopping off. I think the tame ducks attract them. The golden color/reflection on the water is from the color of tall buildings on the west side of the park that surrounds the lake. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm VRII AF-S ED shot at 390mm (585mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 1400 AWB, camera supported by resting on a concrete wall
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
12-06-2015, 08:43 AM
Karl Egressy
Nice pose with the open beak, Joe. Very good feather detail. The reflection of man made object plays magical sometimes.
12-06-2015, 09:12 AM
Randy Stout
Joe:
Neat texture on head and body from a recent flap I would think. Open bill, nice catchlight.
I could see a version with the brightness of the water toned down just a sliver, perhaps with a multiply layer at low opacity.
Cheers
Randy
12-06-2015, 12:31 PM
Ross Taylor
Hi Joe,
What a lovely image of a happy Mallard :) Very nice details on the bill. Colors on the bird look great.
The water seems bright to me also, so I echo Randy's comment.
I have the impression the bird could be a little lower in the frame.
