Aix sponsa

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2011116 views6 comments

Wood duck; Texas Panhandle

The reflection of a fall foliage in the late evening sun gave the water a surreal golden hue.

Canon 50D
500mm f/4 L + 1.4x tc
Tv 1/400
Av 9.0
ISO 400

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 14, 2011 at 6:47 PM

Great colours, although the whites are very bright - maybe you could darken them a bit?

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 14, 2011 at 7:12 PM

Interesting colors and beautiful duck. It would probably be a little static if the duck was not as centered.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by richard remington on February 14, 2011 at 9:20 PM

James,

The colors are very vivid but I am picking up a rose colored hue to the entire shot. I agree with Richard a bout centering the duck.

Rick

Registered on March 12, 2010, 105 Posts, 368 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on February 14, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Beautiful water, great capture of the eye. Nits already mentioned. Very nice image.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 15, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Nice duck!
I agree that it is too bright, and too centered to show off this fellow well.
Seems a touch off-level from here, also - all easily corrected with additional work, and then you havea REALLY nice image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 15, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Beautiful capture James. Agrede about the color cast and centered composition, but those are easily fixed. Nice!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments