Ring-necked Duck (drake)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mmFFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +2/3 EV ISO 360, camera resting and supported by a concrete wall
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

These are most handsome ducks, and this one is nicely captured with good exposure and pose.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice low angle, the bird is a bit soft to my eye. I find that these birds stand out much nicer when there is color in the water

TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

I', OK with the water colour, but I would have preferred to see a bit more canvas left and top, as well as a bit of CW rotation while at it. I agree the face could use a bit more sharpening as posted. My first ever photographs of this species were in Lakeland (Lake Morton to be precise). A great place for waterfowl during the winter months it seems!