Gadwall

[Rich Steel]

Hi

This is a duck that we don't see often in the the north of the UK but there are reasonable numbers down south. When I take a trip down I always try and find some to photograph as they are a beautiful bird, especially when caught on the reflection of some autumn bankside foilage in some late afternoon sun.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k217/squidfish_2006/gad25.jpg

Taken with 1Dmk3 and 500mm lens at ISO320 F5.6 -0.33EV at 1/640s with evaluative metering.

Cheers

Rich

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome lighting and the color of the water is beautiful. Excellent capture with wonderful detail and pose. Fine work Rich !!!!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the light and the colors!

[bill kominsky]

Wonderful image and image quality, very nicely done Rich.

Bill

[Tony Whitehead]

Beautiful, Rich. The colours and light are lovely. I like the blue on the ripples contrasting with the warm tones. I might crop a little from the bottom and add to the top to lower the bird a little in the frame.

[DarrenMcKenna]

Wonderful light Rich, a nice clean shot. I agree with Tony's crop suggestion.

[Mark Schmitt]

Echo all of the above. Fine image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, details and mood. I would also crop a bit off the bottom.

[Rich Steel]

Thanks for the replies and comments. A bit off the bottom would probably would aid the composition, many thanks for the suggestion.

Cheers

Rich

[Stu Bowie]

Ditto Tony on the comp, but what stunning light, and nice and sharp. Well captured Rich.

[Nagesh Mula]

Good shot and the color in the water contributes a lot in this image.