Female mallard stretching her wings

[Scott Grant]

Taken this past weekend. The ice has just left the pond, and you can see the some snow left over on the banks in the background.

D300
300mm AF-S f4 with 1.7X Nikkor teleconverter
f8
1/500 sec
ISO 500
0 EV
ETTR
Camera on tripod sitting just a few inches off the water.
Post Processing in NX2. Slight crop to level image.

and yes, my bum did get wet and cold. :p

Thanks for looking and critiquing!

[Fabs Forns]

Perfect timing on your part, and lucky to have the wind in your favor. Very nice soft light. I may burn the snow since it takes away from the duck.

Thanks for sharing this one, Scott, and great definition for the 1.7X combo.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Good timing and nice low angle . I agree with Fab on the snow. Many thanks for sharing Scott.

[Scott Grant]

and much thanks to both of you for the input!