Mandarin Duck

[Phil Ertel]

This image was captured on Sunday at Duke Gardens in Durham North Carolina at 70 AM. I cropped a little off the left to get the head out of the center (was it enough?) . Other than that I applied a little curve and some black in selective color in CS3. This is my first post on the WIld and Free forum. I have posted a few time in the Eager to Learn. I was feeling brave today and thought I would try this image here,

Thanks for viewing.

Regards,

Phil


Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon EF500mm f/4 IS USM
Exposure: 1/50s at f/6.3
ISO: 400
Flash: Fired, comp -2.0

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light, details and eye contact. It might also work as a vertical crop and it could go a tad brighter for my taste. Keep them coming!

[Ted Willcox]

Beautiful colors, nice and sharp. I like the beads of water falling off the beak. Well done.
Ted

[Linda Robbins]

Lovely image of the world's most beautiful duck. I like the soft light and the water bg is very pretty. Sharp detail and a good head angle. I would crop more from the right side. Well done!

[Maxis Gamez]

Lovely colors. The composition does not work for me. Is this full frame? perhaps we can help you with the composition.