Wood Duck

[Kerry Perkins]

Haven't posted one of these for a while, one of my favorite ducks. Captured at the LA County Arboretum. Using the beamer pretty close to the bird, so I throttled it back to -2. Topaz DeNoise on the bg and USM on the bird.

1D4, EF400mm f/5.6
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/1000, ISO 800 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, HH, 580EX II FEC -2 E-TTL mode Evaluative, Better Beamer

[Joel Eade]

He's a beauty. Love the colors of the bird and also the water looks awesome. Great job!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Kerry,

What a beautiful species and like Joel said the water compliments the subject.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Kerry,

Agree with the others that the bird and the background look great together - nice water texture. Difficult to get the exposure right with out burning those whites.

No Wood Ducks over here, so I must get out and photograph some similar Mandarin Ducks for comparison.

Regards,

Gerald

[Kerry Perkins]

Gerald, if you have to settle for Mandarins then so be it. I would be happy to have that problem!

[Eric Patdu]

Love the duck, lots of details and colors are alive. The reflection adds to the beauty of the photo.