Swimming Virginia Rail

[dankearl]

Another fortunate encounter.
Hope you all like this one....
Had to wait awhile for it to swim where I hoped and
the sun got a little higher than I wished for.

D500, 300 F2.8, f4, 1/1600, iso400

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[Alex Becker]

This is really nice Dan. Pretty clean setting and I've never seen a pic of one swimming (much less seen one swimming) so very well done. Crop looks good to me. I would give the head a tad more sharpening, and possibly clean up the double catchlight if that is your type of editing. Love the reflection. Such a unique photo. TFS

[John Mack]

Looking good. I did not know rails swim. The reflection and that green water are pretty sweet.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Very interesting pose, reflection is a bonus. I notice a slight bit of motion blur on the head? Very cool frame

[William Dickson]

Looking good...love the swimming pose you captured, I have never seen this before. Nice detail I would like to have seen a lower POV, but then you wouldn't have the very nice reflection.

Will