Drake Wood Duck

[Ramon Reyes]

• Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• EF400mm f/5.6L USM
• ƒ/6.3
• 400mm
• 1/1600s
• ISO 500
• Flash not fired
• Sun, 15 May 2022 5:31 PM
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Windows)

Haven't had much luck photographing Woodies this year.
Here's the male cruising looking for his mate.

Canon 7D II in manual mode
Canon 400mm f5.6 L lens
f6.3
1/1600 sec
ISO 500

Ramon | Flickr

 

[Dorian Anderson]

Such a beautiful bird. It's a shame they're so skittish. The lighting is very nice, but you really need more separation from the background to make the bird stand out. There's not much you can do about that now, but I think the image
could use a bit more sharpening. It looks a bit soft now, particularly towards the bird's posterior.

 

[Daniel Cadieux]

Come to Ottawa in October or April....they are as tame as mallards (habituated to people) and look so good during those times!

I agree with the critique already provided, but I appreciate the look at the habitat here.