Ring Necked in Studio..

[dankearl]

D500, 420mm (300 f2.8 w 1/4), f4, 1/1600, iso450
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[Dorian Anderson]

Hella sharp with great exposure and eye contact. Can't beat the surrounds either. My only issue is the glowing purple part on where the head meets the neck. I don't think you mess with color much (which s good), so I
imagine that bit is representative of the original file. The only reason I point it out is thatI've never seen anything like it in my decades of birding. if you didn't boost the levels on it, it's one hellava cool catch!

[Ivan Sjogren]

Beautiful duck! I'm so envious of the photo opportunities you have of ducks in North America. Every single species is a mission impossible here in Sweden.
Great looking water and soft colors. I do wish the reflection was a little cleaner. Pose of the duck is spot on, details and exposure is very good. I too am curious about the purple as it is visible in the reflection near the eye as well. Seems unnatural.

[arash_hazeghi]

classic image, you nailed the low angle and the HA.

TFS

[John Mack]

Whoa that ring is really visible. Im suprised it looks that nice in soft light like this. Nice framing and pose.