Common Duck

[Robert Holguin]

Hello everyone. Went the other day to the local lake to see what I could photograph. Well it was slow day and the only ducks there were the locals. We have a few domisticated ducks here and I usually just let them swim by, but this time I really liked the light and the drops on its face. So I took a couple of shots. Hope you enjoy. C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 300F4 w/1.4tc, Exposure - 1/1600, Aperture - F8, ISO - 500, Focal Length - 630mm, Metering - Multi Segment, Manual.

[Jamie Douglas]

I like what you have tried here Robert but in for me I would have gone for a clean side profile head portrait given the sweet light and water colour.

[Stu Bowie]

Robert, Lovely soft light, and I do like the quality of the droplets. If this were mine, I would have tried to get the full length of the bill in the frame.

[gail bisson]

I like the water droplet near the eye. Techs are good. My only nit is that I would have included the entire bill,
Gail

[Dave Leroy]

Very well exposed and nice and sharp. Just aiming the camera down a bit would have moved eye a bit higher and included all of the bill. Water drops are areal nice touch.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely exposure and the light in the droplets are great..>I feel the full bill should have been included and the head moved upward in the frame!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Techs look good and the light is indeed very nice. I like the water drops. The clipped bill is not ideal though...