You are fortunate to have cooperative Mallards near you. It's great to have subjects to shoot nearby, without having to drive hours and hours to find them.
As for feedback on this image, the first thing that I notice is the vegetation that is blocking a clear view of her head. Normally, when photographing birds on the water, you want to get down as low as possible, so that the camera is just a few inches above the water's surface. If you had been able to do that here, then you would have had a clear shooting lane between the camera and her head, with no distracting vegetation in the way.
My suggestion would be to spend a lot of time photographing these cooperative ducks that you seem to have easy access to. Try getting down into the water with them - chest waders are a big help when photographing waterfowl.
I look forward to seeing more from you ..... this takes me back to when I was just starting out with duck photography .... fun times!
Hello, David!
You are fortunate to have cooperative Mallards near you. It's great to have subjects to shoot nearby, without having to drive hours and hours to find them.
As for feedback on this image, the first thing that I notice is the vegetation that is blocking a clear view of her head. Normally, when photographing birds on the water, you want to get down as low as possible, so that the camera is just a few inches above the water's surface. If you had been able to do that here, then you would have had a clear shooting lane between the camera and her head, with no distracting vegetation in the way.
My suggestion would be to spend a lot of time photographing these cooperative ducks that you seem to have easy access to. Try getting down into the water with them - chest waders are a big help when photographing waterfowl.
I look forward to seeing more from you ..... this takes me back to when I was just starting out with duck photography .... fun times!