American Widgeon

Gallery: AvianPosted January 21, 201467 views7 comments

Another late afternoon shot showing the dark water. I liked the good look at the eye on this guy. It really stands out. It is a little tight on the left, but I had no more canvass. Taken at a small pond in Fort Worth, Texas.

Comments and Critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/100 s
ISO 160
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter extended)

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by David Rowe on January 22, 2014 at 3:00 AM

The shot is excellent in all respects, Jerry. One small nit which is due to my personal feeling - I'm not a great fan of pictures framed in black. I won't go into details. David

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 22, 2014 at 9:15 AM

The colors are great with good feather detail - ditto the frame in that frames around birds tend to box in the bird and seems like the bird is in a cage and not free roaming -- just my personal taste

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 22, 2014 at 9:53 AM

I like the dark water background and the contrast it presents with the lighter colors of the widgeon. For me it is interesting to see a different background that you do not normally see. If you can get down to a water level perspective that would really make this image stand out even more, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on January 22, 2014 at 10:16 AM

Canvas frame is fine with me and the north Texas visitor is beautiful Jerry. I love the different migratory birds we get tis time of year in Dallas.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 22, 2014 at 10:36 AM

You have very nice detail on this good looking Drake Jerry. I don't find the bird too tight in the frame and I like the contrast the dark background offers the comp.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 22, 2014 at 12:40 PM

Lovely, Jerry. I like the look of the Widgeon and the lovely water. The distorted reflection of the head is especially cool.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 24, 2014 at 8:57 AM

I like the pose and the dark mood created by the bg water. Your details on the larger version are excellent. I like your framing, and think it adds to a nicely finished product.

Just a tad tight at the tail. Sharon

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