Long-tailed duck

[Grace Scalzo]

From a June 2013 trip to Nome, Alaska.

1/4000, f6.3, iso800
canon 1dx, 600f4 + lowered trip, fob

[gail bisson]

:5:cheers:
Absolutely superb in every way.
IQ, color palette (love the complimentary color of the BG), sharpness, incoming flight angle- all excellent.
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Grace:

Lovely for the reasons Gail mentioned. Plus, the light angle has given it a nice sense of form. I might try a version with a tiny sliver more canvas below.

Cheers

Randy

[Norm Dulak]

Beautiful, Grace. And it is artistically and technically excellent in every way.

[Bill Dix]

This is a beauty, Grace. Sharply focused where it counts, great flight angle, complimentary background. No nits from me.

[Giovanni Frescura]

I like it. Good sharp and angle but also background is perfect ..Well done!

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful work, Grace. Bird, pose, sharpness, BG....everything. I feel it needs a little room below. Well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Grace that is a really fine image I love the pose and the complimentary colours, that would make an excellent print.

[Mike Poole]

Superb dynamic flight shot Grace - love the pose, incoming angle, and even the BG has a look of a panned shot. Really jumps out of the screen - excellent work.

Mike

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Wonderful flight image, Grace. Great detail, wing position, and like drops of water near the tail. Beautiful complimentary BG.



Geoffrey

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Grace! I like the 3D effect, flight angle, IQ, wing position and curved tail. I could see a version with a little more room below but its a beauty as presented.

[William Dickson]

Yep 10/10 Grace. Its flying out the frame :S3:

Will

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful image, Grace. Stunning, no nits from me. Thank you for sharing.

[keith mitchell]

Nearly missed this excellent shot Grace, certainly no nits from me.

Wishing you all the very best for Christmas and the new year.

Keith.

[arash_hazeghi]

Gorgeous frame Grace, wish it was mine, everything came together here for you!

TFS

[David Salem]

Wow Grace this is fantastic!! Love the colors and the flight direction. The wing position and the flowing tail really give this a delicate feel to it. The details look great and the head and eye are razor sharp. I would like to see the duck a bit higher in the frame but that's up to you. Very nice and I hope you are having a happy holiday season.

[Grace Scalzo]

Thanks everyone. I do have this printed and hanging in my office, and as a few of you suggested, the print does have more room below. When I was looking at it again for posting here, I wondered if taking a bit off the bottom might give a more impact, but apparantly not. :) Thanks as always for looking and for sharing your thoughts.