Duck Portraiture

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 201136 views5 comments

Since it was an overcast day, I thought it would be better to try and get some close portraitures of the ducks. The white background is the light coming off the pond. I like this shot the best and would like your IMO thoughts. Thanks in advance for any C&C, they are really apperciated.

Nikon D300
Nikon 80-400mm lens @ 300mm
F9
1/400's
ISO 640, VR

Ron Huff
Culdesac, Idaho

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5 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 18, 2011 at 10:37 AM

nice pose and portrait. My eyes aren't what they used to be, but I think maybe the feathers on her back are a little softer than the head. Perhaps just riffling in the breeze. Not a big distraction. Nice image

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 18, 2011 at 4:57 PM

Ron, the bird is nice and sharp. I might try a closer crop on the head, neck, and upper part of the body. A head turn toward the camera also would have strengthed the image IMO.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 18, 2011 at 9:27 PM

Nice detail and pleasing natural colors.

The composition feels unbalanced just doesn't work for me - I'd like to see the rest of this Mallard or a tighter version as Ron as described.

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 18, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Does this work better or do I need to crop more? Thanks for your input and help.

Ron Huff

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2011 at 1:15 AM

I think your repost works much better Ron, if you cropped any closer here you would lose that nice blue speculum.

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