# Call Me Gaudy if You Will **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 15, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646 "2021-03-15T13:30:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/1 "2021-03-15T13:30:29Z")
![Call Me Gaudy if You Will...](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/2/020e6aab5f3e6b2bd7181255ebcd270180cf7714.jpeg) …but I know what the ladies like! I think I’ll make this my last Wood Duck post from Friday’s excursion, but I couldn’t resist this one with the light just right to bring out the full iridescence of the facial patterns. I was following this guy as he moved across the pond hoping he’d keep at the same angle to the light and come into the clear. He almost did (just a tad of cloning required). ### Specific Feedback Requested Anything. ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Sony A7Riv, FE200-600 + 1.4 TC, @ 840 mm, hand held lying on the viewing platform and shooting between rails, f/10, 1/1250, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Minor cloning of lily pads in the upper left and lower right, cropped to 4648x3307. Taken at 9:37 am on March 12th. ###### ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/2 "2021-03-15T14:34:45Z")
You may have saved the best for last. You really have the colors along with excellent detail and a nice reflection and the water is attractive as well. Great job. ---
**Author:** ![Vanessa\_Hill](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/vanessa_hill/32/32524_2.png) [@Vanessa\_Hill](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Vanessa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/3 "2021-03-15T14:42:49Z")
> [@Dennis\_Plank](#): > > … a tad of cloning required).Specific Feedback RequestedAnything.Technical DetailsIs this a composite: NoSony A7Riv, FE200-600 + 1.4 TC, @ 840 mm, hand held lying on the viewing platform and shooting between rails, f/10, 1/1250, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Minor cloning of lily pads in the upper left and lower right, cropped to 4648x3307. Taken at 9:37 am on March 12th. I agree with Allen. This is an amazing photo! The colors of the duck and the water are so beautiful and the reflection is perfect! I also love the water coming from the bill. Perfect capture. One question though, did it not look good with the lily pads? Did they take away from the duck? ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/4 "2021-03-15T15:30:50Z")
Excellent image quality here with well composed frame. The water texture is perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/5 "2021-03-15T16:01:36Z")
> [@Vanessa\_Hill](#): > > One question though, did it not look good with the lily pads? Did they take away from the duck? @Vanessa_Hill This time of year, they’re left over from last year and they can be pretty decrepit looking. Also, with the crop I wanted, there was just part of them in the frame, so I elected to eliminate them. Just a matter of artistic judgement. I don’t pretend that I’m doing documentary photography. ---
**Author:** ![Vanessa\_Hill](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/vanessa_hill/32/32524_2.png) [@Vanessa\_Hill](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Vanessa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/6 "2021-03-15T16:12:56Z")
That makes sense. I think I was picturing them as I’ve seen them before, but that was in the summer when they are in full bloom! ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/7 "2021-03-16T11:47:14Z")
What a beautiful bird and shot of it, Dennis. That reflected dribble caught my eye at once - icing on the cake. And I love the curve of iridescence under its eye. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/call-me-gaudy-if-you-will/20646/8 "2021-03-16T19:57:37Z")
A dandy photo. You also got a really nice pose as the duck swims by slightly angled toward you. Really well done.