I'm Pretty too! - Female wood duck cruising

[Randy Stout]

Taken two days ago on a local pond. The wood ducks have arrived back in Michigan in force, and are pretty active. This sweet young lady was out for a cruise.

D4 600VR f/4.5 12000s ISO 1250 Mounted in my 'sled blind'

Post: Cropped for comp, toned down background, selective sharpening, detail extractor on back.

Advice and comments appreciated.

Hope to hit this spot again and get them a bit further from shore.

Cheers

Randy

[gail bisson]

Lovely image Randy.
Perfect POV and head turn.IQ is excellent as always.I would burn the brighter yellow spot along the shoreline if mine,
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

Nice to see the female for a chance. Lovely pose, water and ripples. I would tone down the magenta if it were mine.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Randy, excellent low angle, and you captured a pretty neat pose. I really like the OOF BG, together with all the multi colours that blend together so well.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the HA, IQ, ripples in front and pano crop. I would take a little off behind the duck but that is personal preference. Nice to see some attention given to the female. Well done Randy.