Red-crested Pochard

[Jan Wegener]

Hey,

I finally decided to become a real member here. :)

This species has always been a big time nemesis for me. In my eyes they are one of the most spectacular duck species in Europe. Usually they fly away if you get closer than a couple of hundred feet. However, I learned about a pond where they breed and are more acustomed to humans. It was so great to finally get this species :)

1D Mark IV
840mm
ISO 800
F 7.1
1/500

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome, newest member, you can not only host images on the BPN server but it also makes you eligible for the image of the week! :)

Cool bird, very good sharpness, light and angle. For some reason, the dark spot behind the head draws my attention.

[Jan Wegener]

and I thought the bright white spot on the back would get all the attention :D

[Axel Hildebrandt]

and I thought the bright white spot on the back would get all the attention :D

Nope, that looks fine, it's in the 240 range. :) Do they all have that spot? I'm not familiar with this species.

[Jan Wegener]

yes they do. Somehow strange, but that's nature :)

[Randy Stout]

Jan:

Nice to have you as a full fledged member!

Lovely duck, lots of interesting details, from the eye and bill,white and gray patches, etc.
Sharp, nice background, good shooting angle.

Cheers

Randy

[Alfred Forns]

Glad you joined Jan !!! Welcome !!!

This duck brings back lots of memories, we had one in a local park named Pancho, could hand feed him !!

Really nice light and nailed the exposure, excellent shadow and highlight detail !! ... also very sharp !!!

[Stu Bowie]

Wonderful looking Duck, and I like the light, colours and sharpness. If anything, I would take a bit off the bottom.

[denise ippolito]

Jan, Great looking image. Beautiful colors and eye. Welcome aboard!!:)

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jan, for shooting ducks-on-pond, half the battle is in finding such spots. Unless you can swim close to them :-) glad that you found yours.

I am a big fan of such images....beautifully done. the light, IQ, sharpness, orientation w.r.t sensor....just perfect. Since reflection is blurred, I'd have cropped a little from below and add more space at top as that BG is so sweet.

[Doug Brown]

Welcome aboard Jan! Super detail and great looking water. Exposure looks good. I'm with Kaustubh on the framing.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent low angle Jan, love details too.

[Ofer Levy]

Looks perfect to me Jan.

[Troy Lim]

Hi Jan,
hmmmmmmmmm, I saw this exact picture somewhere before. :D

[John Ippolito]

Beautiful angle, feather detail, and colors on this handsome specimen. Very nice work here. TFS

[Chris van Rooyen]

Lovely species! Great portrait, light is phenomenal. I would tone down the white spot on the back slighlty?

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful light here, nice colours, angle and details...