Incoming.. mallard lady

[Tom Cudzilo]

Because I did want to point the lens up to shoot anything egainst the "you know what color sky" I was waiting for a decent landing shot. Here is one I like.

http://crazyravr.smugmug.com/photos/238569471-L.jpg

mkIIn+500mm f4
iso500
1/1250
f4

thanx for looking.

[Gayle Clement]

Very nice detail in the wings and body. The background is really nice.

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent Tom Razor sharp and what a bg !!! Might take a little of the bottom for proportion and can only imagine if the wing was full up !!! Love the image as presented Big Congrats !!!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice landing pose, details and BG, Tom. Maybe crop a little off right and bottom. The head turned more toward you would have been even better but that is minor.

[David Hemmings]

Hi Tom, you did well capturing this lovely lady in this pose on that bg:cool:

[Lana Hays]

Tom
The mallards are special and under appreciated. Well done on a nice flight shot...colors, details, and exposure are all right on. Maybe a little cropping for composition.

[Del Cockroft]

Beautiful tack sharp detail. Good capture and well done.

[Hillebrand Breuker]

great image! the crop suggestion has already been made, but i wish i could do this with my 30D (probably is me, but for the flight shots i wish i had a 1d series)

[Jim Ryder]

Agree about the crops...but what a beautiful shot!

[Jody Melanson]

I know what you mean about the skies! :eek: I almost forget what blue skies look like. :D

Nice landing image Tom, in most cases I think the birds look nicer against other BG's than sky. Nits already mentioned.

[John Ippolito]

This is a beautiful capture Tom. Exposure, detail and that creamy BG.