Pintail (hen)

[Mike Lentz]

So here is the second to last of the Duck "hen" series I'll be posting. Then we'll move onto the colorful fella's.
Thanks for looking and following along. :)



Nikon D300 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 with Nikkor 2X TC
ISO 800 ~ F/6.3 ~ 1/640 sec ~ +1/3 EV ~

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Angle, pose and light are great. I might crop a bit off the bottom and sharpen the bird more.

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

Lovely colors, watercolor goes along beautifully with your girl. I enjoy being able to see the long tail feathers.

I do agree with Axel re: a small crop off the bottom. For me, just a light pass of USM on the head should do it.

Please, don't hesitate to show more of the females. As I have moved along in my appreciation of birds, I often find the subtle colors of the females at least as attractive as those old show offs.

Cheers

Randy

[Ramon M. Casares]

Lovely image, very neat and nice, good pose, nice detail, light, BG and comp. Congratulations!

[Stu Bowie]

Mike, once again your low angle makes this for me. Soft light and colours, and the comp works well too. Great capture. Looking forward to the colourful fella's.