Another Pinkie + repost

Gallery: AvianPosted February 4, 2011226 views14 comments

Pink-eared Duck photographed in the Riverina, New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4, skimmer+mongoose+kwik camo, ISO 400, 1/2000, f/8, ec -2/3. Removed the tail of passing grebe at lower right, corrected tilt and added canvas to sliver in lower left. Slight crop for composition from top and left.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 4, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Simon, what a great low look at this awesome duck. I feel like I am swimming right next to it. Love the sharpness and detail in the bird, and the great colors in the water and the BG. I might be able to see where you removed the grebe tail in the lower right as the water does look different there, but that may just be the way it was. I would have to see the before to tell for sure. Overall, great shot of this bird.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on February 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Low angle works as always . Very nice background .
Amazing subject , seems to rest on a glass surface .
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 4, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Simon,

I liked your last Pink-eared Duck post a lot and I like this one equally as much, both the poses are very interesting & appealing to me. Lovely sharpness, details and low angle!

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on February 4, 2011 at 5:47 PM

Great eye to eye look at this interesting duck. Intersting little pink marking. I love the perspective.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 4, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Just a stellar shot, Simon. I like that the pink ear is so well displayed.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 5, 2011 at 1:03 AM

Best so far Simon - great low angle, detail and i like the slightly angled approach. Bloody good effort to get these so close.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 5, 2011 at 2:14 AM

Nice angle and wonderful colors - I like this one even better than the last!
That little black blob below the beak doesn't add anything

Excellent!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by KC Choo on February 5, 2011 at 10:11 AM

Another nice shot of this beautiful duck!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 5, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Very nice picture of a beautiful duck!

Registered on January 4, 2011, 59 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on February 5, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Simon,
I love this duck. This is as good as your last one a couple days ago. Very nice low angle to the water, great positioning in the frame, very sharp with a little glint in the eye and some nice pink plumage behind the eye. The water color backdrop is icing on the cake. I just love it Simon.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 5, 2011 at 12:01 PM

I like this one better than the last, though I would rework the area you cloned. Beautiful. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 5, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Thank you all for your comments. Here's a reworked version.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 6, 2011 at 7:48 AM

A great capture, love the low viewpoint you've used here.
A vote from the "Old South Wales"