Goldeneye

[Terry Johnson]

Hello, a common goldeneye, taken a few days ago at Crystal Springs Garden in Portland, OR.

D800
70-200mm with 2.0 teleconverter at 400mm
f5.6
1/250
ISO 220
HH
Flash -1

Your comments please...Terry Johnson

[Karl Egressy]

It looks like a Lesser Scaup to me. The beak looks over saturated. Nice water pattern and nice head turn.

[Terry Johnson]

Karl, thanks for correcting me. It is a Lesser Scaup...Terry

[Raybel Robles]

Hi terry,

The only suggestion I would make was to shoot from a lower angle. Im not sure if it was possible at this location but and eye to eye point of view could had improved the image a lot.

[Marina Scarr]

While normally shooting from a lower angle lends itself to a more powerful image, I am liking this perspective. The BG water and the color of the bird are really working well together to create an interesting image. Your image needs quite a bit of CW rotation. If you bring a straight line down from your eye to the reflection of the eye, they should match.

[Terry Johnson]

Hello, this is a revised image with the Lesser Scaup more level in the viewing area. Thanks for your input Marina...Terry

[Marina Scarr]

Still doesn't look level to my eyes. The bird's beak and eyes should be meeting its reflection. I think you may have corrected a bit too much. I also think your bird could use a little more sharpening. You're heading in the right direction.