Common Goldeneye Closeup.

[Daniel Cadieux]

These guys don't usually come so close, but I sure am glad this one did! A bit of a surprise, and I was setup for action, but the wide-open aperture still turned out good despite the body falling out of dof range with the whole face sharp.

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/4000s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld while lying prone on the ice, FF.

[David Roach]

Man oh man... That is close with an awesome detail view. DOF perfect for me and that face is as good as it gets. And of course FF with a sweet BG. TFS

ps
That forehead sheen, perfect whites and that Eye...

[Bill Dix]

What a thrill to have one of these beauties practically in your face. Beautifully captured; no nits.

[Randy Stout]

Great one Daniel. Beautiful subject , well exposed, great shooting angle; certainly worth getting cold and wet for!

Cheers

Randy

[Colin Driscoll]

I keep coming back to look at this shot, just lovely. But I really do get the impression that the eye is a bit soft.
Dragged it into PS and tried a bit more sharpening and it did make a difference. A bit presumptuous of me the master of un-sharp posts

[arash_hazeghi]

golden eyes are fun to shoot , I like the wake in front of the bird looks great. sharp with good exposure

TFS

[William Dickson]

Very nice Dan....looks 'refreshing'....Just perfect IMO...I wouldn't change a thing, and I would love to get as low as you can...

Good work

Will

[gail bisson]

I would give my left kidney to be able to get a beautiful close-up like this!Well, maybe not my kidney...
Great IQ and POV.
Gail

[Jack Backs]

Sweet image. Handsome bird.

[Brian Sump]

Gorgeous Daniel. It has such a nice texture to it. Wonderful color and about as nice of a head shot composition as I've seen in a while.

Very well done!

[John Mack]

What a beauty. Love that bow wake. That yellow and green go great together. The low angle is right on. Nice water drops on the head.