Mrs. Bufflehead.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The male of this species is almost always in the spotlight, but not this time as this gorgeous hen came to steal the show for a few moments.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/3200s., f/8, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, small crop top and left, darkened the pupil and lightened the iris, removed a bluish cast on the back 1/3 of the body. Audio used to encourage the subject closer.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Daniel,loverly capture as always,beautiful light,sharp with nice details.

[amir alimoradian]

What a nice shot ِDaniel. I love the head angle and eye contact.

[Karl Egressy]

She looks great. Nice image, Daniel.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, excellent low angle, and just love the soft light and pastel colours. Well exposed on the browns of the Buffelhead, and I do like the few droplets on her.

[steve torna]

The soft blue background makes for a very tranquil image and she seems calm and dignified in her surroundings. I like the detail and one can almost feel the downy softness of her feathers. Very nice. steve

[John Robinson]

Delightful shot Daniel. Nice blurred reflection and I love the little spikey bits on the head.
John

[Mike Poole]

Simply beautiful, great smooth BG and whilst she is obviously pin sharp, the overall look is fantastically soft

[Ed Kelly]

Mike said what I was thinking. Tack sharp and beautifully soft.

Ed

[Ritesh Nangare]

What an sweet little Duck we have here. Beautiful sharpness , the light and the head angle is the best ........ TFS.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the calm water, water drops, details, eye contact, exposure, IQ and composition. Excellent image Daniel!