White Faced Duck

[Kobus Tollig]

Canon 40D
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/2000 sec, f/8
Mode: Manual
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 500
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Taken In Pretoria
All comments and Crite Welcome and appriated

[Keith Carver]

Great timing, Kobus - love the up-splash, wings, BG and HA. You might open the shadows just a little and maybe intensify the catchlight. Nice capture!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely timing Kodus.. loved the HA and wing position., the splash adds very well here, all I wished was a little more sharpness on the bird.. still a very pretty image.. congrats..

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful wing position,pose and action...I would prefer to see a bit room to the left!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I wouldn't mind another round of sharpening for web, and I'd prefer more room above and in front. Excellent "blast-off" pose though. Good forward wing position, and nice job on the exposure.

[Kobus Tollig]

Thx for the comments appreciate it. Dont know why its so soft. Take sharp orig

[Brian Zwiebel]

Kobus, Lots of positives going for this image. It has a great wing forward pose, exposure is right on and I love the water as well. I would like to see a little more room in the frame, all around. It does look a little soft from here. Again great action and timing.

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

A little soft, but great action. Like the background and wing position.

[David Fletcher]

Excellent blast off shot Kobus. Like a tad more room and another round of sharpening would polish it off nicely.

[Stu Bowie]

Well timed Kobus, and Im glad you included the splash. For that ss, you should have got this a tad sharper. I like the colours in the water.