Northern shoveler, in breeding color last week, first of the year in my area.
D500, 500pf, f5.6, 1/1000, iso1800
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Northern shoveler, in breeding color last week, first of the year in my area.
D500, 500pf, f5.6, 1/1000, iso1800
shnpn3.jpg
Intense stare, straight down the barrel! In this instance I like the shallow DOF because it directs us straight to the yellow eyes. Good work getting low. I find the square-ish crop a little wonky and wonder what a 4x5 vertical would look like, especially with more OOF water in the foreground.
Dan:
Great POV, great eyes, wet face, crossed primaries.
I could see a different crop as Dorian mentioned, but find this one effective as is. The eyes dominate the image.
I really miss seeing these guys in Michigan. They used to come through my area reliably, but haven't seen any in years.
Randy