Pink-eared Duck

[Chris Martinez]

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Queensland, Australia.

1D MKIV, 600mm IS, 1.4x II, tripod.

ISO 1600, f/7.1, 1/160, +0.67, Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering.

ACR - Contrast(+36)

PS - Levels, Curves, Sharpen. Full Frame.

[Tom Rambaut]

One crazy looking duck! That bill! I have seen them but never photographed them - a bit soft to my eye but well done getting this species.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot, but have to agree it looks a tad soft to me also. The bill looks ok but the head a tad soft.

[gail bisson]

Good low angle and love the splash of pink. Agree with softness of head. Needs a bit of CW rotation,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat duck, the odd bill and pink patch on the head make for unique fieldmarks! An extra round of sharpening and some CW rotation will nicely complete the image.

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Chris,

I sure wished i had seen this gorgeous Duck during my stay over in Australia. UNfortunately i missed out on it so i am glad to see you posting such a wonderful shot.
Do have to agree on the lack of sharpness but that is easily overcome with a bit of post processing.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. I really like the shooting angle, great looking duck, but do agree with the nits. Still a great shot though.
Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Chris! I like the low angle, pink ear, bill and calm water.

[Chris Martinez]

Thanks everyone. I given the duck another round of sharpening.

Daniel, as for CW in this frame the duck is paddling slowing past, checking me out, and as a result looks slightly front heavy. When they paddle quickly they really look like they are are taking on water. They are filter feeders and I believe this floating position aids in their feeding.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice low angle. Light wasn't great but you did well considering. Needs a CW rotation as mentioned by others. It can easily be seen by the ripples.

[denise ippolito]

Very cool looking duck, TFS. I agree w/ the rotation already mentioned by others and the additional sharpening. Nice low angle and calm water!