CB Hen

Gallery: AvianPosted January 8, 201097 views10 comments

This is the mate to my last post. She has a mollusk morsel on her chin (needs a napkin) and I like her relaxed pose here. I left in the "blob" reflection on the bottom...do you think I should clone it out?

50D, 100-400 @ 180mm, Iso 400, F 5.6, 1/1000

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ron McCombe on January 9, 2010 at 6:18 AM

Hay Sharon

I love the water quality here and I think the reflection keeps it real

Great image

Ron

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on January 9, 2010 at 6:24 AM

Great color and i too love the reflection,

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on January 9, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Nice that you got the mate to the handsome male last posted. Once again the reflection makes this one stand out. I would ask for a touch more room on top and you could (if you wanted ), remove the blob at the bottom of the frame Sharon

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Sharon,

I like this image a lot as it is posted, though adding a little room over the duck's head might make the composition stronger. Personally I like the extras blob of the reflection and would leave it in the image if this were mine.

The duck's soft hues look great against this water and I like how her head is turned, the light, sharpness and details. The mollusk makes the image even more interesting.

A fine image as presented.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 9, 2010 at 7:36 PM

The detail looks really great all over the duck in this one, Sharon. The distorted reflection is a bit strange. Somehow I prefer an undistorted one or one which is so distorted that the reflection is barely identifiable as a duck. The trouble with the blob is that it distracts the viewer from the duck: I start to wonder what the blob could be rather than appreciating the rest of the image. I'd remove it unless the audience knows what it is. Personal preferences aside, there is no question that this is a very fine image: sharpness, color, look of the water are all great.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM

Sharon, this one is just as nice as the other--and at 180mm?! well done. The blob reflection is fine with me, I think it is just another reflection of the head. I do agree that a little more space on top would be good, but it doesn't need much. I like this image a lot.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 10, 2010 at 8:57 AM

A fine presentation of the female Sharon. I esp like the water color and reflection. My only nit would be wanting more room up top. If it were mine, I wouldn't clone the blob. I might slightly wish it weren't there but it is and I'd feel better about the image if I hadn't cloned. Just me though....

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Nice headturn with good color, pleasing water motion and reflection.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on January 10, 2010 at 3:21 PM

A beautiful image! I would leave the blob alone and agree about a little more space on top.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 10, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Great colors and reflection Sharon.I agree with the tad more room on top

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