Ring-necked Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 2012721 views17 comments

I ventured down out of the snow to Phoenix for an afternoon and a morning shooting with Rich Ditch. He showed me Veterans' Oasis Park, which offered nice opportunities with Ring-necked Duck, a species I haven't had any good shots of.

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view the larger version if possible.

Crop to 57% of original (10.3 of 18MP)

f/7.1, 1/640, ISO 500

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, groundpod

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 22, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Great background -- exposure looks good -- I would try a different crop to bring the duck out of the center just to see what that would look like

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 22, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Excellent as posted. I like the crop and the water is superb! Larger version shows nice details on this handsome drake. Sharon

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 22, 2012 at 11:38 PM

It was pleasant shooting with you both days and this is a fine image from VOP. Composition suits my tastes as presented.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 23, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Nice post. I love that orange eye and the water color is great. Good pose, low angle, very good image quality and the reflection is very nice. I also like the crop and the positioning of the duck. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 23, 2012 at 9:14 AM

A nice shot of this RND Brian. The exposure is good and I like the water a lot. Nice low angle. I tend to leave less on the bottom and more on the top on these type of images, but this comp works well for me too.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on December 23, 2012 at 1:23 PM

Wonderful vivid shot!

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on December 23, 2012 at 2:26 PM

I rarely use the term stunning, but it applies here. Excellent detail on the bird with the beautiful water surface. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 23, 2012 at 4:28 PM

Sweet, Brian! No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on December 23, 2012 at 4:53 PM

I like the water and the reflection. No problem with the crop. Excellent !

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 23, 2012 at 5:44 PM

A beautiful portrait of this handsome drake. I like the low perspective and especially that water and refection. Excellent exposure work.

Sweet One Brian

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 23, 2012 at 9:21 PM

Love the water - nice pose and detail.
I'd personally crop some off the bottom and allow more on top, so the bird isn't dead-ceenter horizontally.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on December 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM

Now you have a winner of the ring neck

Angle low and water just perfect..

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on December 24, 2012 at 10:21 AM

Excellent shot in every aspect! Wish it was mine...

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 24, 2012 at 8:22 PM

Outstanding light and angle, Brian. The beautiful orange waters shows up the duck very well. Maybe a touch more DOF to bring the tail also in focus.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 28, 2012 at 2:23 AM

Lovely low angle and light Brian

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 29, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Wonderful light, colors are really pleasing. I like the nice calm water and the details of the duck.

Ray

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 30, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Great perspective and water colour.

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