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BBWD in habitat

by Eric Diller

Gallery: AvianPosted September 20, 201071 views8 comments
Black Bellied Whistling Duck from the Orlando Wetlands

500MM @F6.3
Shutter 1/400
ISO 400
Hand held on the ground

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 20, 2010 at 11:42 AM
Eric, I like the detail, the low angle. and your color on the duck and water seem spot on. For my taste, some selective desaturation of the background, especially the green and yellow would bump this up a notch.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 20, 2010 at 1:40 PM
I like the setting and composition. I agree with Phil on desaturating (I'd drop overall saturation at least 6 points). As presented the greens in the background push this out of gamut.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Hali Sowle on September 20, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Really nice setting, feather detail and composition with the low angle and the head turned just slightly towards you. I also agree with Phil and Richard that desaturating those bright greens would really help, they are just too bright and saturated and they detract from the duck because of it.
Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 20, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Eric, nice comp with the great habitat. I agree about reducing the saturation. Also, the detail is good, but it looks like a bit of motion blur kept it from being great.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 20, 2010 at 9:30 PM
Nice rich colors in a nice habitat shot. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 22, 2010 at 1:14 AM
Like the setting and low perspective Eric

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 23, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Eric,

Great low angle & eye contact. I agree with the others suggesting some desaturation of the background, the bird would stand out more.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 27, 2010 at 9:54 PM
The POV, exposure, and details look very good Eric..
I see you've been nailed on the BG, so I guess I'll refrain from piling on ;-)
Great habitat shot, interesting light :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments