Mottled Duck Taking Off

[andresleon]

Looking forward to your comments. This was taken at green cay wetlands, Palm Beach, Fl.


https://dl.dropbox.com/s/4jiwecg25w1s7ww/_NDR2754-Edit.jpg?token_hash=AAHikR8pcRhjwTb4W3ABHEG9v37PrJ 2bBbLMVOqf1FmULg&dl=1

Canon 7D - f/5.6 - ISO 250 - 1/3200sec - 800mm lens

[Randy Stout]

Dynamic image with the unusual situation where he changed directions after take off to leave you with the diagonal trail of splashes to make for a nice comp.

You might be able to pull out a bit more detail from the shadows, it looks like the light was fairly bright.

Cheers

Randy

[Marina Scarr]

This is a pretty cool image. Gotta love that take off pose and the trailing water!!! Your bird looks pretty sharp. Light could have been better but you did well considering.

[andresleon]

Thank you, Randy and Marina, very much! Always great feedback :)

[Arthur Morris]

Neat COMP with the diagonal wake. Yes to a bit brighter on the bird, especially the darker tones. NIK Color Efex Pro's Detail Extractor would do wonders here.