Harlequin on the Rocks

[Bonnie Block]

Here is a male harlequin that stood around long enough for me to get an image made. A few seconds of sun helped me quite a bit. Wished that he would have turned around for me--but that was not what he had in mind.
In this image I smoothed out some of the bg water and toned the saturation of the bg down.

Canon 7D 500 L IS + 1.4 TC
1/1000s f/5.6 at 700.0mm iso400

[ChasMcRae]

Nice portrait and profile with water part conveying motion which I like very much.
I'm still unsuccessful with this species.
Chas.

[Danny J Brown]

Another fabulous shot Bonnie. I expect it when I see your name by the thumbnail. As Charles said, the motion of the water is conveyed very well and the contrasting colors on the duck were handled beautifully. Composition might seem a little tight for some but I love it.

[Bonnie Block]

Another fabulous shot Bonnie. I expect it when I see your name by the thumbnail. As Charles said, the motion of the water is conveyed very well and the contrasting colors on the duck were handled beautifully. Composition might seem a little tight for some but I love it.

Thank you, Danny! Yes--I had originally had this image cropped much looser. I like the habitat--and the rocks were supporting the crop, but I ended up coming in closer--I think the bird stands out much better--at least for the web image. I think the looser image would look fine in print. For some reason I didn't like it as much for web presentation.

[Arthur Morris]

Perfect EXP and head angle. And a killer bird.

[Ofer Levy]

Fantastic! Everything looks just right to me.

[Clement Francis]

Man what a gorgeous looking duck, amazing exposure and out in the open posing for you. This one is a killer image.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very nice, great bird, exp, pose. I also like the water splash a lot. Good one.

[Matt Vosniak]

Great shot Bonnie. The duck is unbelievable looking but I think I like the setting just as much. The splashing water really adds tons to your image. Well done on every account.

[Steve Canuel]

Nicely done Bonnie. Good job on the BG water. Nice angle on your duck and I like the water lapping at the rocks.

[denise ippolito]

Bonnie, Great looking image. The head turn is nice. I like that you captured him on the rocks and we can see his feet. I love the water splashing around below him. Just fantastic!

[Glenn Bartley]

My favourite North American duck species....nicely done Bonnie!

[Stu Bowie]

Good exposure on the darker plumage Bonnie, and what a lovely pose. I like the lapping water on the rock he's perched on.

[John Ippolito]

Lovely capture on this handsome subject. Pose, detail and exposure are all perfect.

[David Fletcher]

Sublime shot Bonnie. Think you're right re the crop choice too for the web. Very nicely done.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice shot, love the head turn and the wet rocks. TFS

[Rohan Kamath]

what a gorgeous species... the HA, splash of water on the rock, perfect exposure all make this PERFECT!!!

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Bonnie Block]

Thank you, everyone for looking and your comments!