West Indian Whistling Duck

[Raybel Robles]

Taken this afternoon in my backyard. The photo may appear a bit saturated but that's how it was with the sun at full orangey color here.



Nikon D750 - 300.0 mm f/2.8 - 2x TC

ƒ/8.0
1/1000
ISO 500

[Dorian Anderson]

Nice color and detail. The lighting in really good! Only major issue I have is the crop. He's oriented vertically and there is a ton of empty space on either side of him. I'm curios if
what a more vertical crop might look like, one that puts a bit more emphasis on the bird.

[Ivan Sjogren]

I also think that the colors looks very good! Great BG, especially like the palm (?) pattern on the right. Great exposure, details and light. The open beak adds a lot. I would also go for vertical here.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Ray,

I love everything about this one, the sweet light, the perfect framing for what is usually a difficult size in the frame, the open bill, and the killer BKGR.

with love, arite

[William Dickson]

Beautiful looking frame....Love the colours and I am ok with the crop. Nice pose and HA.

Will

[John Mack]

Like the light here and that sweet background. The pose is nice as well.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice work, Ray. Interesting subject, SH and EXP look good, killer background. Thank you for sharing.

[Isaac Grant]

This looks really good. Nice details, fantastic background and beautiful light. Excellent portrait.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent head shot , the open bill showing the serrations and the nice BG take this to the top.

TFS