Talking Wood Duck

[dankearl]

D500, 1/640, iso400, f6.3, 420mm (300 f2.8 w/ 1.4 tc)

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[kevin Hice]

Great colors love the expression and open mouth.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I like the overall colors with no shadows.

Open bill is bonus.

Looks good

TFS

[Isaac Grant]

This looks great! By far my favorite image you have posted. Love the expression and details. See if you can tone down the white arc below the black cheek patch. It looks too white and without details. Just be careful not to gray it out.

[dankearl]

Thanks Isaac, means a lot, I post here to get opinions from people like you and arash.
That white arc is blown... no recovery. Wood Ducks (like most ducks) are hard in the sunshine.

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Dan! I like the smiling pose, square crop and IQ. This is the best image you have posted since getting the D500.

[annmpacheco]

made me smile Dan, well done, crop, details!

[John Mack]

Nice view of this wood duck. The detail on the bird looks pretty nice.

[Arthur Morris]

Loverly as above. You might try darkening the pupil ...

with love, artie