Red-necked Phalarope male

[Bill Dix]

From Flatey Island, Iceland in 2019. I posted an image of the more brightly colored female from this spot some time ago, but don't think I ever posted the male.

D500, 500PF, ISO2000, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual.

[dankearl]

These are lovely birds... Maybe large in the frame, it could go looser for me, Nice image.

[David Roach]

What a beauty and love the water. Not sure on crop choice. A beautiful canvas as is. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot I like the processing and colours. I too would prefer a looser and perhaps 3:2 crop, a lower angle may have appeared better but I appreciate low angles are not always possible.

[gail bisson]

Very nice Bill! I know the exact spot where you took this!
Perfect HA and parallel body position.
Agree on a bit more room all around.Colors are spot on!
Gail

[Dorian Anderson]

Love his direct stare and mild scowl, Bill! Details and color are really nice, and the textured water is pretty. Agree about more room all around. But a really solid frame otherwise!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Bill ... looks good overall .
Nice pose and the perfect head turn ... neat colors
Agree about a bit more room and maybe a classical 3x2 crop .

TFS Andreas

[annmpacheco]

Hi Bill, very nice capture, love the water and yes i too know this exact spot, wish i was there!

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. The reason for the crop was that there were some distracting reflections outside the cropped area. I considered widening the crop and cloning them out, but opted for the pano.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Very Nice Colors.
Agree with more room..
TFS