Wigeon Portrait

[Roy Priest]

Trying to photograph a Swamp Sparrow when this drake landed behind me.
Nikon D7100, 1/2500 @ F 5.0, -1/3 EV, ISO 640, 500 mm F4.0

[Randy Stout]

Roy:

Great exposure, whites are perfect with nice detail. Complimentary bg color, excellent angle of head in frame.

If time had allowed, a smaller f/stop to increase dof would have been nice. Obviously you were set up for the sparrow!

I might try a version with the bird moved a sliver to the right. I can see the crop as is to work with the curve of the back. Could easily add a bit of canvas to the left to decenter the bird a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[gail bisson]

Hi Roy,
There appears to be a weird brown outline all along the back of birds head and neck and back. What is this?
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Good pickup Gail on the 'line'. Looks like a selection edge. Perhaps the bg was tweaked a bit?

[Derek_Lauzon]

Great shot Roy, love the color and details.

[Richard Flack]

Lovely portrait Roy! Beautifully exposed and super detail!

[Roy Priest]

Thanks everyone. The weird brown outline is on the original image but became more pronounce when I used a hue/saturation layer on the background. Great eye and thanks for pointing that out.

[Ivan Sjögren]

Great portrait! I like how the BG compliments the green on the birds head. Good IQ, head angle and details.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait. Beautiful colors, absolutely superb details, nice BG and composition.


Regards,
Satish.