Hues on a Hen

[Brian Sump]

I believe this is a different Wood Duck hen from the one I posted a few weeks ago. There were two different females and the previously posted one was pretty evidently a juvenile as her white mask was much less developed.

R5
600mm
Handheld (with "foot" tripod)
ISO 2000
1/5000
f7.1

LR and PS. Evicted a couple spec highlights.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Brian ... just a lovely super low shot of this species .
Beautiful color and tonal palette , with lots of details all over the importatnt places ... Bravissimo .
Sharp and fine details , overall nicely processed .
A pleasure to look at

TFS Andreas

[James Babbitt]

Beautiful portrait. One species where the females are beautiful in their own right. Light and reflections compliment the bird colors well. Shot to be proud of.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Top class image, colours features and pose really up there. The water is also a very pleasing colour altogether a super image.

[Dorian Anderson]

Nothing I would change here. Great image. Among many high strengths, low angle, lighting, and head turn make this a winner.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks pretty darn good!! I love the iridescence of the feathers. Nice warm hues in the water. All around top notch!