American Black Duck

[Dave Brown]

Somewhat limited to duck and gull photography lately, here is a female Black Duck that I shot a couple of hours before sunset yesterday.

Canon 30D 300mm L
f 7.1,1/800, -2/3 ev ISO 250

Dave Brown

[Glenn Romain]

You must have been down on all fours for this one Dave ,good angle good detail love it :)

[denise ippolito]

Dave, I like the shot you posted in the other forum better.But ya this is still a winner . The colors are great!

[Alfred Forns]

HI Dave

Excellent low angle and direct look Wish there was more detail on the rear end of the duck, direct light would have taken care of that !!!! Wish I had that many ducks around !!!! :)

[Julie Kenward]

It's a beautiful image but I do find myself wondering why you cut off the back part of the circle on the water surface? I think it would have really added a nice extra touch since it is such a deep blue.

[Nonda Surratt]

Dave,

I wish I had some ducks around! Love A Blacks, and you have some great colors and BG here, super nice, love the low angle too.

Agree with Alfred on the back part of he duck

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Beautiful colours. Maybe you could open up the blacks in PS. Wondering if it needs a little CW rotation.
Great low angle too.

[Gus Cobos]

Dave, a big congrats on this image. Its composed well, with sharp details and good color rendition. I like the color of the water. The head angle and eye contact is just right...good show...proud of you...:cool: