Enjoying the sun

[Meint Sijp]

Took this shot 31 of december a little sad about not having the rest of the head in the water, but besides that i hope you like it.


1D MRK III
1-400 L IS @400
1/640
F 6,3
ISO 400

[Arthur Morris]

Love the water, and like you, wish for the whole head. If the green head looks black when you push the shutter button, it will be rendered black (as here). Best to wait for it to go green (like a traffic light)...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great water colors and details. Maybe a bit less contrast and/or S/H to get more details in the blacks.

[Phil Seu]

great colors. might be better with a tighter crop.

phil seu

[John Chardine]

I find Mallards really difficult to render because the aforementioned black head that only goes green in sunlight at a certain angle.

The water is beautiful here. I think the eye could be cleaned up a little to improve the image.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Meint,
I hope there is detail in the black parts.........as the water is very nice. Possible improvements covered.

[Meint Sijp]

Thanks for the comments Arthur, Axel, Phil, John and Roman.

Arthur, i will try and notice the way the light falls on the mallards to get a green head next time its thing i never thougt of :)

Axel, Phil, John and Roman, when i get the time i'll try and se if i can improve the details a littl.....

[Doug Brown]

Hi Meint! Love the water color and the pose here. Shame about the top of the head, but an otherwise excellent capture. Agree with the suggestions from the experts.