Northern Shoveler.

[Karl Egressy]

I found quite a lot of this young Ducks in the pond.
The water level receded so much that it is hard to get a close shot anymore.
It's a shame as this pond gets some amazing colours this time of the year.
Thanks for looking.


Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS plus 1.4x TC
ISO 400
Manual Setting
f 7.1
1/640 s
Fill flash at -2 1/3

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[Dennis Zaebst]

Wow, the colors are amazing. I especially like the mirror-like water surface, the little ripple encircling the bird, and the bit of blue sky reflected therein. Well done.

Best regards,

Dennis

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

Lovely colors , well exposed, touch of blue goes well with the water. Needs a smidge of CW rotation based on the bill reflection.

Cheers

Randy

[Richard Mc Donald]

Nice capture Karl, the colours are excellent and the crop suits, only one very minor thing and that's the bright spot on your Shovelers bill.

Richard

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Love the light and colors Karl. Great detail as well.

[PhilCook]

Wonderful colors Karl, eye popping in fact....,maybe a slight CW rotations as Randy suggests

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful shot, Karl. Lovely light, eye contact and low angle here.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Kark, good low perspective, and you have captured awesome colours. The shoveler is nice and sharp, and if this were mine, I would take some off the bottom.

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful autumnal colors in that water, I can see why you photograph there! Nice reflection and beautiful bird. I would do a slight CW rotation as others have suggested, and trim off the bottom a bit. VEry pretty image, Karl.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all. I did the rotation and the trimming at the bottom as suggested basically all of you.
Thanks again.
Here it is:

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely riveting colors, Karl, and the RP looks great.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Karl. The repost is exactly what I had in mind when I looked at the OP. I like the water colours, light, reflection and sharpness.