Hooded Merganser

[Paul Kusmin]

Went out and did some shooting the other day and picked up a few shots of Hoodie : )

Exposure:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:	f/8.0
Focal Length:	850 mm
ISO Speed:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash

D300 + 500mm f4 AFS-I + 1.7x tele

Thanks for looking, C& C appreciated.

[Doug Brown]

Nice and sharp, although I might have gone for a faster shutter speed than 1/200. You don't need f/8 for that kind of pose. A slight head turn towards you would have been nice. I like the spiky hairdo!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle and exposure control. Maybe a bit more contrast and I also wish for a slight head turn towards you.

[Arthur Morris]

There is a huge red cast to this image which was removed with average blur color balancing. Otherwise as above. I like the swept back crest.

[Art Kornienko]

The reflection of the beak seems to be sticking out of the water.

[Paul Kusmin]

The reflection of the beak seems to be sticking out of the water.

yes it does doesn't it, funny how nature is.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Art, I was wondering about the red cast you were refering to, I'm not sure I know "average blur color balancing", is this a feature in PS?

[Dave Shaw]

I agree with Arthur on the red cast. I was trying to put my finger on what was bugging me about the image and I'm fairly sure that is it. Makes the image look a bit flat. Lovely bird though, nice pose, sharp and I like the water, with a little more PS or LR work I think you've got a great one.

Dave Shaw
www.wildimagephoto.com