Blue-winged Teal

[Nonda Surratt]

Sizable crop, resurrecting a few from last year

M111,300f2.8+2xtc @f7.1, ISO 400, 1/1250, +1

and just because I don't put it on my posts, I always appreciate the C&C:)

[David Thomasson]

Beautiful shot, Nonda. And that sky!! What can I say ... :cool:

[Gail Spitler]

Super elegant, reasonable sharpness despite crop.
Well done.
Is this really how it came out of the camera, or is the bg created (and very well)?
Gail

[Nonda Surratt]

Created Gail:) Hi David tried not to make a hash with those cloud brushes

Glad it works.

Should add the bird was not relocated, canvas was added to the right side

[Gus Cobos]

Well presented and executed Nonda...a pretty sky indeed...You have good details on the bird...an unusual neck angle...:eek:looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Dave Leroy]

Hi Nonda, It is such a nice picture and I just feel it is dying for a nice catchy humorous phrase typed in somewhere. Poor girl looks like she missed her flight and the family has left with out her.
It is really nice, good looking duck, clouds and colours. I like it a lot. Dave

[Nonda Surratt]

Dave the male was right behind her heading away and not just sorta:-)

Thanks guys

[Cheryl Flory]

lovely image, Nonda! The sky is great!

[denise ippolito]

Nonda, That is a great sky!!! And a great looking duck also!! Love the neck angle-well done!

[Cheryl Flory]

i think I might try to crop some off the top, making the duck larger in the frame, and more of a pano style... I keep wanting to see more of the duck.

[Nonda Surratt]

Cheryl,

it won't take anymore crop, I wasn't sure it would go as far as it did so fluffed up the sky a bit to make a scene:-)

Glad you like it Denise, thanks

[Lance Peters]

Hi Nonda - Lovely image - I too vote for more of a Pano Crop.
:)

[Desmond Chan]

The bird looks great !! Hope the air has enough oxygen for the bird up there :D

[Alfred Forns]

If this was a full frame I would be hyperventilating !!! Great pose and what a bg !!!

[Nonda Surratt]

If this was full frame, I'd be hyperventilating myself:D Or my arm would be broke from patting self on back

Thanks

[Harold Davis]

nice job with the bg!!! like the duo/tri tone. love the wing pose too!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Very serene with beautiful colours Nonda. Must have been fun to work on.

[Nonda Surratt]

Hey Mr H!

Yes Jackie it was fun

Glad you like

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Congrats Nonda. A truly gorgeous image. What a background.
Big time congrats

[David Thomasson]

The bird looks great !! Hope the air has enough oxygen for the bird up there :D

Desmond gently touches on a valid technical point (easily overruled by artistic license, of course): Those clouds painteed waaaay below the bird would put our feathery friend at about 12,000 feet. :eek: Now that is one ambitious chicken, to say nothing of Nonda, who perched up there to make the shot.

[Nonda Surratt]

David..I almost posted back to Desmond..Don asked.."what ya do take that out of a plane window?"
So quite valid;) I think the way the grad was used also adds to the 'thin air' effect, I'm going with artistic license on this one.:p:D

[Lance Warley]

Stunning. It's so hard to get these beauties in the air.