Mallard

[DanWalters]

Captured this image in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. I like the way the light was bringing out the greens in the head. Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark2
Canon 300mm IS lens
F/4
1/2000 sec
ISO 250
Metering at Zero

[Doug Brown]

Hi Dan. Like the pose with the open bill. Good eye contact too. The image appears somewhat oversaturated, oversharpened, and too contrasty on my monitor. I would also crop a bit off the top of the frame.

[DanWalters]

Thanks for the advice. I reposted a new version.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, details and colors, I particularly like the open bill and ice on it. The repost looks better on my monitor.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto, ditto, and ditto. Is the larger piece of stuff on the lower mandible also ice?

[DanWalters]

Thanks again. Yes, that is ice on the lower mandible.