Goldeneye Part II

[Jeroen Stel]

This Goldeney was prepairing to dive as you can see from the protective cover on it's eye. This was full frame so a bit tighter then i would have liked..

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 5
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

[Doug Brown]

Nice exposure control and sharpness. Good timing too. I like the fanned out tail feathers. This image would look great at 1024 pixels wide!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Lovely plumage details and exposure control as Doug has said. I would have prefered a lower shooting angle if possible.

[Jeroen Stel]

Thanks for your replies so far..

On one hand i usually prefer to shoot Ducks from a lower angle but in this case it was not possible as the hide i was in is placed at 1 meter above water level. Furthermore i think that shooting this at eye level would mean losing some of the impact and details such as the fanned tail.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Allen Hirsch]

Love the iridescence of his head, Jeroen.

Question about the techs: I'm surprised to see a relatively high ISO and relatively slow shutter speed, even nearly wide open, in what looks like good light. Am I missing something?

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Allen,

You are right...
I made a mistake as i shot this at 400 ISO. Did lighten the whole scene up a bit as it was very dark/

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

Loved the fanned tail and the reflection
lovely colors and detail, nice timing.