Gadwall in flight

[Ivan Ellison]

Taken today at Martin mere wetlands centre, Typical bright day but no sunshine and very little blue sky during a/noon, Spent nearly 6 hrs waiting for Marsh harriers to come up but none were obliging, had to make do with this no so common Gadwall. Have cropped about 50%, tweaked the exposure a little , sharpened and then used the blur tool under the wing as there was noise showing in the large image.
Canon 1D mkIV.
Canon 500 f4 is + 1.4 conv= 700mm
1/1600. F 6.3, ISO 800.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Great capture! I would only consider sharpening the head a bit more. Otherwise, I wouldn't change a thing!

[Arthur Morris]

I love everything about this one--the incredible underwing detail, the high key look, and the bird angling slightly towards you with a great head angle to boot. The head looks pretty sharp from here.

[Gary Esman]

Excellent shot, love the flared tail, wing, feet and the intense look in the eye.

Gary.

[gail bisson]

Very nice high key image.
Wings look great and although I usually prefer a downward wing position I still really like this,
Gail

[Shawn Zierman]

Rock solid duck in flight image with the creative high key approach done very well.
I think the duck's body angle and extended rear wing fit the frame and comp great.

[denise ippolito]

Ivan, Beautiful shot. I like the high key background and the details especially in the far wing.

[Dan Behm]

Love this, the High key presentation, The under wing detail held up very well. and the exposure is terrific. I wish it were mine!

[Ivan Ellison]

Many thanks for all your comments- can go to work now with a smile on my face.

[christopher galeski]

magic image,sharp good detail,like the pose,well done.