Hansome Merganser

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

I was able to locate this guy again but this time I prepared right from the start. Put on the waders and went out with the sun behind me. He was fishing for a while then proceeded up to the rocks where he preened, flapped and then slept for a good hour. Early morning sun Ft DeSoto FL. This was a tough exposure to nail. Hope i did OK
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x

[gail bisson]

Hi Cheryl,
Very nice wing flap and the exposure is fine. I like the low angle and the water in the foreground. Light is lovely. I can see this with a crop from the top down to the seaweed and a sliver off the left and a bit more on the right to maintain a 3 x 2 ratio. I would also tone down the 2 bright white spots on the rock to the left of the merganser.Love the rock and seaweed he is standing on.
This guy has a very black head compared to the mergansers I have seen. is this part of breeding plumage?
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful light and lovely pose, Cheryl.

[Marina Scarr]

Agree on Gail's crop idea. I would rather see seaweed over it's head. I really like the water in the FG, his perch and the wingflap is nice in very nice light.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hi Cheryl,
Very nice wing flap and the exposure is fine. I like the low angle and the water in the foreground. Light is lovely. I can see this with a crop from the top down to the seaweed and a sliver off the left and a bit more on the right to maintain a 3 x 2 ratio. I would also tone down the 2 bright white spots on the rock to the left of the merganser.Love the rock and seaweed he is standing on.
This guy has a very black head compared to the mergansers I have seen. is this part of breeding plumage?
Gail

Thanks Gail. Did some more work on it and cropped as per suggested. This guys head is very dark yet I do see green in the right light but very dark
Looks better to me thanks for the suggestions

[gail bisson]

Repost is excellent. well done,
Gail

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great pose, exposed very well, very nice light, and repost looks better.
Well done.