Red crested pochard (Netta rufina) preening

[Juan Aragonés]

Hi all, not to much times in the past weeks for posting but I would like to say hello in the european forum and I will try to post here more often. This photograph is from a very bad weather day with poor light conditions. Fortunately, after a long waiting for good shooting opportunities the sun appeared and this beauty decided to take care of its feathers under the sunshine. This guy was photographed from a permanet blind (observatory) on a pond in a protected area in the South of Spain. Your comments and suggestions are highly appreciated

Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 300 VR + 1,4XTC, handheld and cropped (about a 50%) f8 ISO 320

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Hi Juan,thanks a lot for sharing,
I Iove this image,great eye contact,pose and light!!!

[Milan V]

For me, this is a great photo.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Very nice image. Very exotic.
Do you have many breeding pairs there?
Szimi

[Fabs Forns]

That is one good looking specimen, Juan, and the light is about perfect. Enhorabuena, congrats!

[Gayle Clement]

Beautiful light and detail. This is excellent!

[Sven Bernert]

Woohoo! Great image Juan! Was there any flash involved in the making of that image?

Best,
Sven

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice image. Very exotic.
Do you have many breeding pairs there?
Szimi

Szimi this is a common species here in Spain with very healthy population and not difficult to find. In my opinion, one of the most beautiful duck species in Europe :)

[Juan Aragonés]

Woohoo! Great image Juan! Was there any flash involved in the making of that image?

Best,
Sven

Sven thanks for your kind comment. No flash here, only natural light.

[Daniel Stenberg]

This is absolutely stunning! Just love the sharpness and the vivid colors. Congrats.

// Daniel

[Rosl Roessner]

Really beautiful!
Big Congrats!