Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)

[Charlie Schwencke]

We have been having some great sunrises here of late so decided to head to Lake Weeroona, this morning around 6:30am to see what I could get before work.

Name:Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Location:Bendigo, Lake Weeroona, VIC 12/02/2013
Gear: Pentax K-30 and Sigma 150-500mm @ F6.3 1/500 ISO500, 500mm Tripod.
PP:ACR/CS5, shadows, Levels, selective colour, resize and sharpen for web FF.

All comments welcome.

[gail bisson]

Hi Charlie,
I can see why you headed out to get this beautiful light.A very pretty, restful shot.
I really like the pose and the head is parallel to the sensor.
I would rotate the image CCW ever so slightly and do some NR to the BG above the duck.
I would sharpen the eye area ever so slightly as well.
I never noticed the little bit of green in the feathers before.
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Charlie:
Beautiful image of Black duck in beautiful Lights.Love the pose with head turn,colors,nice water rings around duck and composition.
Rest is mentioned by Gail.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely light and pose. Agree on some CCW rotation. Love the swirls in the water. Would sharpen the entire head a bit more.

[Daniel Cadieux]

My first thought was that the image needed CCW rotation so I am glad it has been mentioned. Beautiful duck with a striking face. The parallel preening pose is ideal, and the warm light is sweet. I realize it may not have been possible, but a lower angle would have put this over the top.

[Raymond Lee]

As mentioned, a slight CCW would be great. Love the unique face of the duck.