Plenitude

Gallery: AvianPosted March 9, 2017283 views6 comments

Lake Geneva, Switzerland
D810 300mm f2.8 G ED VR2 x tc 1.4 series 3
f/8.0 ISO 800 1/3200 s EV +1.00 WBA Handheld
Photoshop CS6
In Geneva each year we see a dozen or so Ferruginous Ducks that choose our cold, damp winters rather than more demanding conditions toward the Tundra region. This female looks well fed, content and happy with her lot.
The original full-length frame has been cropped to give this portrait.

Thanks for viewing
Your crits and nits are most welcome
David

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 9, 2017 at 11:57 AM

Nice portrait; fine detail, composed well, bright eye, and a few ripples to give the water interest.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 9, 2017 at 5:52 PM

A beautiful portrait, David. She does look pretty satisfied with her lot.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 9, 2017 at 10:00 PM

Excellent portrait, David. The detail is very good.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 9, 2017 at 11:51 PM

Great portrait. The detail on s great. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 10, 2017 at 4:58 PM

Wonderful portrait of this pretty girl David. Nicely lit and full of detail.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 10, 2017 at 7:33 PM

David, this is really beautiful. I have wondered how to crop for a portrait of a duck, and this is just so perfect.

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