Comb Duck

[Pieter de Waal]

Photographed at a waterbird refuge where I was able to get reasonably close. The fleshy comb is enlarged in breeding adult males and is very much reduced during the non breeding season.

50D/EF500f4/1/2000 @f4/iso400 - Beanbag, FF cropped on top and added canvas at the bottom for comp.

C&C allways welcome.

[Todd Frost]

Good detail coming through and whites handled well. Slight dodging of the midtones in eye brings out the color nicely adding to this nice portrait. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[DanWalters]

Nice detail in the head and bill. I think a smaller aperture would bring out more detail in the neck.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat, I see a second face in the bill!! Good portrait overall, but a better light angle would have avoided the shadows on the face and neck. The added canvas at bottom looks good, but just be careful of the edges...notice the top half of the neck's edge is sharper than the bottom half (especially in front).

[Marina Scarr]

Wonderful portrait of this not so handsome bird. Nice fluid BG.

[Arthur Morris]

What color? Wonderful bird and detail. Is this non-breeding? And the COMP is right on with the bird well back in the frame.

[Stu Bowie]

Pieter, well placed in the frame, and you have captured great detail on the bill. Well done on extending the canvas.

[Pieter de Waal]

Thanks all for your comments, much appreciated.

Todd thanks the eye needs a little more colour.

Arthur this is a breeding male.

Daniel you're right but not a face to meet on a dark night and yes to the edges on the neck area.

[Chris Kotze]

Super close up and lovely colours and details

[Nico Steenberg]

Great portrait. Subject is sharp and well exposed against a good bg. Well done !

[James Salywoda]

Excellent head shot Pieter such a cool looking duck.

[Pieter de Waal]

Thanks James, Chris and Nico.