Mandarin duck

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 500 mm f4 L IS ISO 400 -0.33 1/800 sec f5.6
I was taking shots of three males and the female came into view. It was a little tricky trying to get her in isolation because the males found her so attractive.

[bhavya joshi]

wow..great shots.. Jonathan. nice exposure and color of bird and water match each other.. attractive duck,
with nice details,.. overall... cheer...

[Ofer Levy]

She looks so pretty! Sweet shot!

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

She does look quite perky, sharp, well exposed.

I might try toning down the brightest water reflections behind her, as they do tend to pull the eye a bit.

Looks like there may be some subtle sharpening or edge artifacts along the front of her neck, where it meets the water.

Hope to see more of this cutey.

Cheers

Randy

[Shaun Boycott-Taylor]

Great shot.

Sharp, good exposure agree the highlights need to be toned down a tad behind her.

Shaun

[Dumay de Boulle]

Sharp and good exp...I like the complimentary colors...Nicely done Jonathan

[Dave Leroy]

A lovely bird.

Well done on the exposure and nice display of colours.

I wondered about a bit more room in front of bird.

Very well done.

Dave

[Steve Large]

Hi Jon,
Lovely shot. I can't get over the striking resemblence to the female Wood Duck of North America.

Steve

[Stu Bowie]

Jonathan, I like the proud pose, and I can see why the males were attracted to her. I also like the hint of colours on her wings.

[Mike Milicia]

She is quite attractive, indeed, and very nicely captured!
Great pose and love the soft light!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thank you very much everyone - I will take your comments on board.