Tufted Duck

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 400-0.3 1/1000 sec f6.3
Taken at a local park, all C & C welcome.

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice low angle and specimen. Good job on a tricky exposure. I think a touch more contrast might look good here, and I would lose the blue patch in the upper left corner

Keep them coming!

[Austin Thomas]

Nicely exposed Jon and a good strong eye.

Dependant on your use for this image, I might be tempted to clone out the bright patch in the water top left as we look at the picture. That just draws my eye a little.

Cheers

Austin

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Agree on eliminating the bright patch in ULC. Beautiful purple sheen on the head. JR

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, exposure and tones in the head. Well done Jonathan!

[Dan Brown]

A beauty, Jonathan! To improve this, I believe a little CW rotation is in order. He seems to be swimming up hill? If you look at the eye and the eye's reflection, I believe the line between should be parallel to the frame edge. Great capture!

[John Guastella]

+1 on all the above comments: great detail, exposure, and perspective. Looks very much like our American scaup (except for the tuff!).

I would be tempted to crop tighter on top. Nothing particularly attractive up there - it would eliminate the blue blotch and move the bird higher in the frame.

John

[James Salywoda]

Beautifully captured Jonathan.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for you C&C everyone - much appreciated.