Another Ruddy Duck

[Ed Vatza]

Yesterday. North Shore (NJ) lakes.

Canon 50D; 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC; tripod-mounted

1/1000 sec @ f/7.1; IOS 400; -1/3 EV; Sunny WB

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful image Ed , lovely water colors and details , I liked the beak very much here
TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Ed, nice close up of this very skittish species (for us up here anyways). Sharpness and exposure look good. Perfect pose too! There is a strong colour cast (magenta, and blue). Should be an easy fix via Colour Balance. I am not comfortable with where the reflection is cut - you could crop a bit more to eliminate the bill which I find is skimming close to the edge, or if you have it include the complete head (plus a bit of room to spare). Keep it up!

[Doug Brown]

Love the low angle, eye contact, and image sharpness. I agree with Daniel's excellent observations and suggestions.

[Ed Vatza]

Better? I backed off on the magenta and blue and crop just a wee bit from the bottom.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Much, much better! Great repost Ed :-)