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Pretty Boy
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Pretty Boy

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted March 29, 2014118 views9 comments
Another Wood Duck drake. Processed using Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/640s
ISO 6450
Focal Length 400mm

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 30, 2014 at 6:20 AM
Jerry,
Never seen one of these, the reflection is unusual, but works very well :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 30, 2014 at 11:37 AM
These are such beautiful birds and you've done a great job in capturing the colors and the fine details in the head. As I look at the larger photo and move it up and down, I think I would consider cropping out the reflection of the head. In this case it seems to be a distraction from the beauty of the un-refected head and the cropping seems to create a more intimate photo.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on March 30, 2014 at 1:34 PM
Beautiful shot. This head on pose, with just that slight angle is perfect and really shows well.
I don't see anything I would change,

How the h-e-double hockey sticks did you get it this clean with a 7D at ISO 6450? Impressive.

Al
Registered on February 28, 2014, 18 Posts, 147 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 30, 2014 at 1:39 PM
OOPS!. Alan, the ISO was 640 not 6450. Thanks for catching my error.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 30, 2014 at 1:53 PM
Amazing colors and feather pattern in these duck - you captured it very well ! Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 30, 2014 at 7:53 PM
Excellent, Jerry. Exquisite detail and perfect exposure.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on March 31, 2014 at 12:41 AM
Wow Jerry. You got all the colors on this shot. Tough to do. Perfectly exposed, and great head and breast detail. Superb image Jerry. Maybe your best in this series of woodies.
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 31, 2014 at 2:04 AM
Fabulous detail and color Jerry. I can't find any faults or areas requiring any attention. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 31, 2014 at 11:13 AM
Another very nice Woody image, Jerry.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments