Mandarin

Gallery: AvianPosted October 28, 2013168 views6 comments

mandarin duck, (Aix galericulata); male

28th.Nov.2013 15:43

1DX - 300mm f/2.8 II

1/80
f/4
ISO 160
handheld

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 28, 2013 at 3:11 PM

Nice image with great detail. The water highlights are a bit bright; maybe a little polarizing filter would have helped.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on October 28, 2013 at 11:13 PM

Wow Basri, amazing clarity, especially in the large version, and wonderful colors, pastels and solids. Nicely done.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 29, 2013 at 10:20 AM

Basri,
Great look at this beautiful male. The colors and reflections in the water create a very pleasing art effect that compliments subject.
Well done on the detail at 1/80 HH . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 29, 2013 at 2:55 PM

Good stuff! The duck is perfectly posed and with excellent eye contact. I wish that here were more of the pastel water. Also, on a collateral note, the bird seems a bit tight in the frame.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 30, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Wow! What a beautiful bird. Nice color, detail, soft light and reflection. The only slight distraction is the brightness of the water.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 30, 2013 at 1:44 PM

Gorgeous bird - excellent colours and detail. The water is a bit bright - som selective darkening wuld improve this.
Well done!
Sandy

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