Goldeneye

[Jeroen Stel]

I know that this does not actually fit the theme as it is not shot at eye level, but this was shot from a hide wich is situated around 1 meter above water level so i had no choice.
Nevertheless i really like these Goldeneyes and they are certainly one of my favorite Duck species as they are very scarse over here...

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: F 5.6
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod from hide
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5

[Chris Korman]

I like how I feel like "I'm there" with the depth of focus and rolling water. One minor thing is the white patch of water left of center at the bottom edge is a little distracting, and could be burned in a little to keep the eye from being drawn to it so much.

[Ed Cordes]

I like the waves in the water withthe duck in the trough.

[Alan Murphy]

Very nice. Looks a bit over saturated to my eyes.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice detail and color on the bird...Blacks are lacking a little bit of detail

[James Salywoda]

These are such gorgeous ducks Jeroen really well captured I think the duck looks great but if it was mine I think I would pull back some on the saturation in the water.