Green-winged Teal

[Kerry Perkins]

Captured at Malibu Lagoon, just minutes from the lifestyles of the rich and famous.

Captured in the waning light of sunset, some of the sweetest light this side of dawn...


7D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/1600 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Allen Hirsch]

Looks like a painting, Kerry. Great light, color, detail, and love the drips from the bill.

Sweet timing!

[Dan Brown]

A Beauty, Kerry! The light is amazing! I only wish that the green on the head showed more! The drips are so nice!

[Julie Kenward]

The first thing I said when the photo rolled down was Holy Cr*p! Man, that is some sweet light and the position of the bird with the head tilt and the water dribbling down...flawless!!!

My only very minor suggestion would be to take a look at the catchlight/eye in the reflection - it shows up as four or five very small white dots - might be worth a clone or heal to get them out.

Beautiful work...really exquisite!

[LeeFortier]

That light is 'to die for'. I can see this framed elegantly and very large over someones fireplace.

Great work.
Love it.

[Paul Guris]

Absolutely gorgeous. I don't know if it would work, but I'm wondering what would happen if you upped the saturation a little, maybe even just locally. The undertail on a Green-winged Teal is a nice, creamy yellow and maybe that could be pulled out a little more.

[Rachel Hollander]

Kerry - the detail and light is gorgeous. Well done on every level!

TFS,
Rachel

[John Chardine]

This image has a really warm, cozy feeling Kerry. I love it. There's an aspect of paint to it which I like very much. I think Jules' suggestion about the eye is a good one. The large phase angle of the light is really bringing out small detail in the head feathers, which gives the head a bit of a "scratchy" look- I know it's not a very scientific word! I played around a bit in Photoshop and actually softened the head feathers a bit while bringing up the sharpness of the eye and I think it worked quite well.

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks Paul and John, good suggestions!