One for the road...

[Dan O'Leary]

I'm off for a week of biz tripping. Big fun. Just wanted to sneak in one more post before I left.



Camera make:Canon
Camera model:Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Focal length:800 mm
Max lens aperture:f/5.7
Exposure:1/250 at f/5.6
Flash:Fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias:0 EV
Exposure mode:Manual
Exposure prog.:Manual
ISO speed:ISO 1600
Metering mode:Pattern

[Doug Brown]

Love the water and the simple composition. The bird looks a little dark on my monitor.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Water looks very nice indeed. I would probably place the duck lower in the frame, somewhere around the lower left intersection of an imaginary "rule of thirds" grid. I too find the duck dark, and rather blue - some selective color balance on the subject would be good to warm it up.

[Rene Quenneville]

Color balance on the duck is key (color of the flash is too blue vs the main light source). I would also remove some of the space below the bird. Well exposed, nice and peaceful picture.