Pintail Preening

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 20171,004 views8 comments

I liked the light and the unusual pose with this drake. Wasn't sure where to put it in the frame, with the head going one way and the body the other. After experimentation, I decided that a vertical crop with the bird centered left to right, looked the best. D500, 150-600 @ 400, f9, 1/1000, ISO 1000. Critique always welcomed.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on December 20, 2017 at 6:28 PM

No nits from me. A great capture.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 20, 2017 at 6:39 PM

Awfully nice, Jim. The centered framing works great with the pose and the elliptical pooling in the water. Lots to like here and you should be proud of this.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 20, 2017 at 10:56 PM

This is a really nice closeup portrait Jim. Great light and detail. Cool pose/action. Great work.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 21, 2017 at 10:41 AM

Jim,

Well done. Looks good and large view has nice details and color. Composition is very pleasing as well. devil

............Jim

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Comment posted by Robert Strickland on December 21, 2017 at 11:59 AM

beatiful photos, the browns are supurb

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 21, 2017 at 1:06 PM

I love the pose, Jim, and the light is sweet. I'm unsure about the crop. for my taste, the reflection doesn't add anything to this image and I think it might work better with quite a bit off the bottom ( above the large ripple) and a touch added on the top.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 21, 2017 at 3:05 PM

Certainly a different view of this beautiful duck. The detailers terrific. I like the concentric rings and I think you did well to choose the vertical crop.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 21, 2017 at 8:37 PM

A classic pose on this beautiful duck. Well done.

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