Ring Necked Duck (Female)

[Robert Holguin]

Hello everyone. Here is shot of this lovely lady right before sun down.
She was the only female among a bunch of males.
Almost FF.
Nikon 300s l Nikon 300 2.8 VR w/1.7 tc l ISO 800 l F9 l 1/500 l Multi Segment l Manual l Gear on Skimmer Pod.

[dankearl]

Attractive light Robert,
It appears to be a large crop? or a tad over sharpened.
Nice low angle and pretty water.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent golden light and pose Robert. Looks like you last detail in the highlight area, also enjoy the low angle.

[Satish Ranadive]

Robert,
Excellent image with great IQ, beautiful lights,nice colors,details and composition.
Love the beak, half in the water and beautiful eye. Very nice composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the eye contact, low angle, water colour, body angle and composition. Nice image Robert.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Robert, now thats a lazy swimming pose - I like it, as its slightly different from the norm. Love the droplets on her back, together with the colours of the water. Sweet light for sure.

[gail bisson]

A lovely shot of this rather plain duck.
I think the light and the low POV and the soft colors in the water add up to make a solid image.
In a perfect world her tail would be more parallel to the sensor,
Gail

[David Salem]

Nice frame Robert. Love the evening light on her earthtone color. Detail and eye contact with a nice catch are nice. I like the comp you chose also. Well done