A big welcome to the Avian board. A great subject, well captured. Fine low shooting angle, tremendous pose with head back , bill open and hood erect! Background colors work very well.
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Where was this taken?
There are a number of us from Michigan on the board.
Cheers, and congrats on a very fine first avian post.
Awesome mating ritual pose - you got the it at the peek of the action. Great low angle and a perfect BG. Some fill flash would have helped some of the blacks here IMO and aslo given you a catchlight for the eye. Compositionally I would prefer less room below and more above (about opposite of what you now have). Strong image, lets see some more!:)
I've been trying to get this pose for years! The Hoodie is always doing something to foil me! You've done a great job here; perfect timing, great sharpness, and a low angle. I do like Daniel's idea on composition. Look forward to more of your images!
Beautiful HM image. Pose, BG, water, detail all look great. I agree with previous composition comments.
These ducks frustrate the heck out of me, I get a decent image every once in awhile but still haven't gotten one this good. Congrats!
Peter
Well timed to capture this pose, especially the open beak. I like the low perspective, and smooth BG. I agree, taking off the bottom, and adding to the top will work.
I love the pose! Great looking image. I even like the extra room at the bottom since it has interest to me. Nicely done and welcome to BPN's Avian Forum.:)
Sure is a stunner, love the light, sharpness and pose. Randy would usually mention this: maybe slight CW rotation, suprised he missed it, or maybe my eyes need slight CW rotation. Great shot and welcome aboard.
Welcome, I love this shot, all the colors are so defined and vibrant. Great head angle and pose with nice serration on the birds' beak. I just returned from my 1st photo op with a pair of Hooded Mergansers this morning and they weren't posin for me! I'll be thinking of your image next time I'm w the Hoodies!