Alone in color

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 201055 views6 comments

This photo was taken on 11/3/2010. This male American Wigeon seem to be in his own world, soaking in the sun and color. Got as low as an angle as I could.
I left more room at top and right to get more of the color in. About 75% of shot. Is this to much room? All comments and imput is really appreciated.

D90, 200-500 lens @ 500mm
F11, 1/500's, ISO 800, monopod

Ron Huff
Culdesac, Idaho

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 13, 2010 at 3:02 AM

I think the green on the head of this species is incredibly beautiful. Looks like your techs are well thought out. In answer to your question, my subjective answer would be to crop a little more from the top and maybe the right side also. You will still retain the nice colors in the reflections but showcase the duck a little more.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 13, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Hi Ron: Widgeons are really pretty. You caught this one is some nice water. To answer your question, I'd prefer a tighter crop. The image also needs to be rotated CCW. Easiest way to tell is to draw a ruler line from tip of the beak to the reflected tip of the beak. It should be vertical. Exposure looks a bit hot to me. I bring the entire image down a bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 13, 2010 at 9:55 AM

Nice shot of a beautiful duck I agree with Kieth's comments. The image also seems a bit soft to me.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 13, 2010 at 10:23 AM

I like the setting here Ron. I would crop in a bit tighter given your at 75% of the image now. Off the top and right sounds good as suggested by others. I too would bring the exposure down and work on getting some detail back in the white rump patch. Overall the bird is a bit soft and cropping in will excentuate that.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 13, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Nice shot Ron, the wter droplet and lighting on the water are icing on the cake. The crop as is works for me.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 13, 2010 at 12:14 PM

Good detail all the way out at 500mm Ron.
I like the single drop at the beak, the reflection, and the look of the water here.
Bring that exposure down a tad?
Merry Christmas!

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