Ringed Neck Duck

[dankearl]

D500, 420mm (300 f2.8 w/1.4), f4. 1/1600, iso560
Must be Ring Necked duck day.
Taken this morning at a new great local pond.
I have to say. compared to Dorians, I lack DOF. This is almost full frame.
ringbpn2.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=189175&stc=1&d=1607483776)

[David Roach]

Love the full on stare, the iridescence and sharp right where it should be. TFS

ps
The subtly beautiful BG and those eyes...

[John Mack]

Nice to see the ring around the neck. Too tight for me. Yes to more depth of field.

[Dorian Anderson]

Envious of the 2-eyed view as it's one I've not managed with my local examples. All the techs look great, the pose and proximity just kinda wedged you between a body- or head-shot. Killer view of that neck ring though, way
better than my frame.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely. Love the low angle and the chestnut ring around the neck. I believe that this needs some CCW rotation. Try drawing a line with the Ruler Tool between the center of the pupils and then go Image > Rotate > Arbitrary. You will likely need to add some canvas below.

with love, artie