Lunchtime

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 2011169 views9 comments

Canon EOS 7D (property of Ron Bielefeld)
EF400mm f/5.6L USM (ditto)
2/18/2011 – not sure what time
1/2500 sec
Manual
f/7.1
ISO 400
Focal length 400 mm
Viera Wetlands, Viera, Florida
Raw file processed in PSE9

I like the reed reflections and the circles in the water. I also like the fact that this female Ring-necked Duck is low in the water because she's been diving for food.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 31, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Barbara I really like the reflections in the back and the water drops on the back of the duck.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Canning on March 31, 2011 at 9:18 PM

Nice light and placement in frame. The vegetation reflections add a nice touch. I assume from the wake that the mate was in front of her. Very sharp, although the large version looks a touch oversharpened to me.

Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 31, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Great water and reeds, and the half-submerged pose and water drops add a lot of interest.
Nice!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 31, 2011 at 10:34 PM

Nice and sharp, Barbara. The water droplets and sharp eye both add interest. I like the colors and reflections in the image and the nice light. The large version has lots of detail, but I agree with Ken - you can lose one round of sharpening.

One suggestion I have is to place the duck a little further up the frame for a more balanced comp.

Congrats on a very nice image!

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 31, 2011 at 10:35 PM

nice, Barbara. I like the light in the eye, the low pose with water drops, and the nice reflections.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 1, 2011 at 6:59 AM

Beautiful image Barbara ..love the birds placement in the frame ..and also the BG reflection really adds to this ..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 1, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Looks like Ron's gear works for you, Barbara. The comments so far are good ones about comp, etc. But I like the colors, and detail and glassy water.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM

I'd say you nailed it Barbara.

It looks good to me. I can see what Govind was leaning toward on the comp, but it works fine for me as it is. The reflections keep it unified.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 2, 2011 at 6:40 AM

Very nice light and composition- Like very much the color of the water- Well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments