Hatch-year Common Merganser

[Dan Brown]

I captured this little guy last week on a high Sierra lake. I tried to get lower but the bank was steep and with water was deep! PP'ed with Nikon Capture NX2 and PS CS3. Sharpened with Noiseware Pro. C&C Welcome.


Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Kiran Poonacha]

Cool, I dint know they had teeth :D

[Michael Hogan]

Dan,

Great capture, love the lighting. The dark BG + bright sunlit head makes it for me. Great

TFS

Michael

[Joe Senzatimore]

Beautiful image with great detail and light. Might tone down the contrast just a very little.

[denise ippolito]

Dan, I love the open mouth and the sharp details on the head. Cute pose and eye contact. Maybe a little centered but I still like it.:)

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

A fun one, showing off the bill serrations very well. Does make him look a bit scary! Agree about a smidge less contrast. It is well exposed however, like head angle, blue in water plays well with his oranges.

Cheers

Randy