Snack time

[Steve Maxson]

I photographed this foraging drake Ring-necked Duck from a blind last spring. 40D, 500 f/4 + 1.4X, 1/640, f/6.3, ISO 400. I selected the eye, darkened the pupil, and removed a second catchlight. Comments are welcome.

[Aidan Briggs]

Wow, one of the better duck portraits I've seen. Lovely light, blue water, and eye contact. You gotta love that eye. Nice and sharp too.

Well done!

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful image , lovely water drops and nice details
TFS

[Danny J Brown]

Beautiful close-up Steve. BPN provides the most awesome duck shots ever and yours adds to the roster. Aidan already mentioned what makes this a great image. Thanks.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Steve,
Nice looking duck. Texture of the bill and the water drops on the feathers makes me want to reach out and touch it. Nice light and colors as well.

[Tom Wilberding]

Bravo! Very rare to see the ring on a Ring-Necked Duck. This shot feels like you were about six inches from the bird, and at the same eye level. Hope your waders did not leak. Thanks for a great shot!

[Bonnie Block]

Excellent portrait. Hard to get that close to any of them. Water drops just add to it!