Not to slight the ladies, here is a female Bufflehead. Maybe not quite as striking, but every bit as pretty as the male. I like the way the blue sky is reflected in the water disturbances close to the duck. The earth tones in the water come from a tan embankment behind the bird. The blue sky is allowed to reflect when the water surface is disturbed and ends up in a position to reflect the blue sky that was present that day. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.
Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/640s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 160
Comments
4 commentsIt's always hard with water and reflections, but, to me, may need a bit of CCW rotation. The best way to tell for me, usually, is that the real eye is on a true vertical plane with the reflected eye. Doesn't always work, as it still has to LOOK right.
That one round blip below the til could go.
Fine image!
Sandy
You did a nice job frame the shot and I like the coloring and detail.
Peter