Frosty Pintail Pair

Ken,
I find this really beautiful. I really like the frozen vegetation. Looks like lots of snow flakes stuck to the branches. If you have any room on the right side I might try adding it to make this a centered composition. Just a thought. Larger version shows good detail on the male duck and the female is pleasingly soft. Super Nice Ken.

A pleasing image. Nice feel for the weather. Good exposure.

love the setting for this, Ken--the blues and whites are really nice. the overall comp is really good although I could go for a little bit more on the right--it looks like the tail is very the edge. a good looking winter scene.

I agree with Brian, mainly because I want to see the "Pin Tail" on the right. I like the frosty surroundings and pretty cool to catch the pair. I think in this case it might've also been nice to have a little more dof so that the female was sharp as well.

Excellent focus and detail on the drake and the detail in the whites is nice. I also really like the frosty plants and the ice. I think it would be improved if the birds didn't overlap each other. A little separation between the drake and the hen would have helped but still overall a nice shot.

Gorgeous, Ken. I love the frosted vegetation and your low angle. The poses work well together. I do kind of wish the read bird were a bit further forward, but this still works well.

What a great setting, I agree on maybe a little more room on the right, sweet pair Ken

Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments about this photo. I used this crop because the tail was hidden behind a clump of oof vegetation, but you all have convinced me to re-crop the photo to allow more room for the virtual tail. Also I was anticipating other birds flying into and near this pond so I wanted to keep my shutter speed up when birds flew close. Hence the shallow depth of field. I made several portraits of the male alone on the ice, but suddenly the female appeared in the background and I automatically made another quick series of photos, but before I could stop down for better depth of field she moved on, and I was left with this photo, of which I am fairly happy to add to my files.

Ken Archer

A delightful winters scene.

Wonderful setting. Excellent image.
May

The setting here makes the shot, I think it's awesome Ken.
Great techs overall & nice details on the near male, the OOF veg BRC doesn't bother at all.
Beautiful work!