Northern Pintail

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/...4c7e7805_o.jpg

Here's a shot from 2 weeks ago now, I liked the pose and light :)

D300 + 500mm f4 AFS-I + 1.4x tele + Better Beamer + Gitzo 3530LS + Jobu BWG-LW head

Exposure: 1/640
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 700 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: On

Thanks for looking.

Great angle, soft light and eye contact. I might crop a bit off the top and add canvas at the right. You could also raise the midtones.

Seems just a touch dark to me. :) Nice warm light though and beautiful subject too.

Ditto Axel but I would also add some on the left here. Rest is great well done

Lovely...I'd work on the eye...3 catchlights?

A bit too tight and somewhat dark. A very nice specimen here however. Eye and catch lights do need some minor work. A very good image, just a few tweaks.

Thanks everyone, It's great to get an honest critique : )