Gadwall

[John Mack]

Gadwall preening. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Full frame.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 800
f6.3
1/800sec

[Randy Stout]

John:

I like the fine detail, repeating patterns, soft light. Good shooting angle.

In a perfect world, his head turned towards us a bit more. It is good that his eye is open, as often they close them when preening.

For personal taste, I would probably trim a bit off the top.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, excellent detail throughout, and good DOF on the duck too. I like the colours of the water.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'll trade you an American Black Duck for a Gadwall! Lots of fine detail to look at. I agree with taking a bit off above, that would also minimize the white triangle in the ULC