Wood Duck Profile
These creatures are simply gorgeous. This one posed for me so close, I could only get this much of him in the frame. I think this crop works quite well. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Canon 5D, Canon 400 DO & 1.4 @ 560 mm
F8, 1/1600sec, ISO 400, manual mode
Gitzo Tripod, Mongoose Head, almost full frame
C & C always welcomed and appreciated,
Marina
Last edited by Marina Scarr; 12-13-2009 at 07:47 PM.
lovely pose , nice compo and details looks good here ,
TFS
The crop also works for me. It would be a shame to cut off those beautiful feathers.
Fantastic detail.
Hi Marina - Wood ducks are like creatures from another planet and a heavenly one at that! Nice image.
You got a great BG and a beautiful duck.
I like the composition also.
Hi Marina, very nice species with great light and lovely colors, IMO a few steps back would've helped you get better DOF so to be albe to get the whole body sharp.
Congratulaitons!
Composition is great, and the colors are lovely.
Marina, a very beautiful picture and pose. I too feel a bit more DOF would have made this pic great.
This is beautiful Marina. I like images that are NOT counterfeit! LOL!!!!!!!!!
Must agree with previous poster, you had ample shutter speed to (hopefully) obtain a bit more DOF. Absolutely wonderful and crop works for me. :)
Cheerio......
Would wish for some more DOF , a stunner !!!
hi marina,
all i am doing is sitting back and wodering if nature could have ever done better than this. what a bokeh of colours here. totally refreshing to the eye.
ramesh
Protect the cause of our own existence
Loved the colours and light on this one.. congrats..
Marina, The colors of the duck and the BG are so beautiful. Very nice eye contact also. The crop works for me also.
Hi Marina. Nice job getting so close to your subject. Good sharpness within your DOF, a clean background, and a good job of handling the whites - they look white without being blown. IMO, one of the keys to getting a great image of a wood duck is capturing the iridescence in the cheek patch. This is perhaps the most difficult aspect to capture with this species as the head has to be turned just right to the light for the cheek to light up - when it does, it makes a big difference in the image. Just something to look for the next time you get an opportunity like this. :) :)
I agree with you Marina, these ducks are something else! Excellent exposure and light. The careful composition works well here.
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