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Pretty Boy
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Pretty Boy

by Claude Dagenais

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 2013133 views10 comments
Just preening to look better for the girls.

Cropped to 35% of FF

1/350s,f/6.7, ISO 1100.

600mm on D3X.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 19, 2013 at 1:25 PM
Nicely captured Claude,
I like the framing you selected the more I look at this image.
Well done . . . :cool:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Hi Claude, if you can, next time try and get lower so you get at eye level, really makes a huge difference. As an option, try going either pano or 16 x 9, retaining the reflection. Keep the width as is and the position of the subject, just seems to tighten things up. From your description I assume this is a big crop, try to avoid this as IQ suffers greatly.

TFS
Steve :wavey:
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 19, 2013 at 2:49 PM
Very nice pose and composition. I love the color of the water too!
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by John Sherman on May 19, 2013 at 4:29 PM
Nice pose. If he's preening for the gals, he might want to adjust his WB and/or tint - looks a bit too bluish.
Registered on March 10, 2013, 31 Posts, 142 Comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 19, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Here's less blue and pano. :wavey:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Like the pano repost. Love the colors, these are very nice birds to photograph, excellent.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 19, 2013 at 7:58 PM
I like the pose and the repost. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 20, 2013 at 3:19 AM
Claude I do like the pose on this it really is a great looking Duck.

Keith. :smile:
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 20, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Terrific colours Claude. I like the repost better than the original. Crop is better and colours more natural.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 20, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Nice image Claude-the respost works really well IMO. :toast:
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments