Male Bufflehead.

[dankearl]

Taken this morning...
D500, 500mm (300 f2.8 w/1.7), f5, 1/2500, iso560.
This is 95% Full frame, just a sliver taken off the left side.
buf2bpn.jpg

[David Roach]

Love the pose(that look), iridescence, water drops and bow wave (including reflection). Looks like the image could be lifted just a smidge. Really love this canvas overall. TFS

[Bill Dix]

Amazing close look. Great iridescence. Tough bird to expose properly but this looks good to me. Well done.

[Ed King]

Is that a loop of fishing line/leader around its bill, and a dressed hook/fly near the base of his bill??

[Daniel Cadieux]

It sure does look like fishing line and fly-hook as per Ed's observation. I love the iridescence, colours, and visible foot under the water left of the subject. Whites seem a bit greyed out, but nice to see some detail in there.

[gail bisson]

I absolutely love the water on the RLC of frame. Simply gorgeous.
Great POV.
This is a bit tight in the frame for my taste- would love a bit more on RHS.
Whites appear a bit greyed out,
Gail
I hope that is not fishing line?

[Dorian Anderson]

This is really nice. I tried for these in Golden Gate Park today without success. Detail is money, and I really like the rippled bow wave. Sure he's tight in the frame, but that's cuz he was so close! I think you could even restore
some of the white I assume you reduced. These guys glow in the field and I think he looks the slightest bit grayed here. It's basically a personal preference between showing more detail or showing the bird closer to how it
appears in the field.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Dan, gorgeous duck. The iridescence is wonderful, nice feather detail and head angle. I agree with Dorian that the whites appear a little gray on my display, maybe raise the whites a bit. Thank you for sharing.

[John Mack]

Iridescense. That word describes this frame. Nice low angle as well.