Mallard

[John Mack]

Mallard drake. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Full frame.

Canon 5D MarkIII
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 800
f8.0
1/1250sec

[Isaac Grant]

Details look great here John. You have a really nice head angle and I love the warm brown tones of the water. I would maybe take a little canvas off of the left and add it to the right. Would also clone out that bright white line in the water on the bottom of the frame that is about half way between the mid point and the left edge. On the 5k imac it looks like it could use a touch more NR on the background. Easy fixes for a very pretty frame of these beautiful and under appreciated ducks.

[Randy Stout]

John:

You captured the green head very well, not an easy think to get it fairly evenly lit. Catchlight, head turn, low shooting angle, exposure, all good.

I appreciate Isaac's point about the crop, but am not bothered by it as posted.

Cheers

Randy

[Allen Sparks]

Hi John,
Beautifully captured with nice details. Illumination of the head looks great. I agree with Isaac's suggestion on the crop. Well done.
Allen

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I really like this. You have captured that sheen perfectly and a great HA too.
Well done and TFS. :)