Another Ring-necked Duck

[Bill Dix]

From Manasquan Reservoir on Saturday. C&C welcomed.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual

[Mike Milicia]

Another stunner, Bill! Great head angle and eye contact and excellent detail!

[Dennis Zaebst]

Terrific job handling the high-key BG with the dark-colored duck. Great detail and perfect HA. Nicely done as usual, Bill!

[Karl Egressy]

I think it is called; Ring-necked Duck. Actually it does have a ring on the neck but it is not visible most of the time. Excellent low angle, nice HA and great details, Bill.

[Bill Dix]

I think it is called; Ring-necked Duck. Actually it does have a ring on the neck but it is not visible most of the time. Excellent low angle, nice HA and great details, Bill.

Thanks Karl. I just realized that I had mis-titled this, and came to try and fix it. Too late. Thanks for catching it. If a Mod can fix it, that would be great.

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely image, Bill. The eye is so sharp and you have great detail.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice sharp detail and low angle, Bill.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice Image Bill, the low angle and the wonderful exposure of the blacks that stand out for me
Lovely details on this bird.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Bill -

Great exposure on this dark subject on a very light background. You got all the detail you could ask for. The catchlight is the kicker, for me.

Sometimes I don't know how they came up with names ... ring-necked duck when the ring is on the bill. Oh well.

Miguel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, good shooting angle, and I like the coloured sheen on the head. I also like the semi high key upper BG, sets the duck off nicely. The bow wave and wake stand out and add interest.

I fixed your title.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Bill - excellent sharpness and detail. I like the high key look for the bg but find it slightly distracting in front of the duck.

TFS,
Rachel

[Bill Dix]

Hi Bill, good shooting angle, and I like the coloured sheen on the head. I also like the semi high key upper BG, sets the duck off nicely. The bow wave and wake stand out and add interest.

I fixed your title.

Thanks Stuart. I can't believe I did that.

[Lyle Gruby]

Excellent image Bill. I can appreciate this as I got some terrible shots of one the other day. Great job!

[Bill Dix]

Thanks everyone for your comments.