Pintail

[Doug Brown]

This is the frame before the other Pintail image I posted a couple of weeks ago. Not as much color on the wings, but the bird is coming at me this time. I like that the BG is quite different from the other image too.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/Animals/Birds/BPN/20091210-MG5016-Northern/745497155_mAf9x-O.jpg

Canon 7D, 600mm + 1.4x, f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 400, -1/3 EC, hand held

[Harshad Barve]

This is killer image , lovely wing pose , BG and sharpness
TFS

[Dave Barnes]

I think the BG colour is super. This is a great image Doug. Pin sharp, great colour, super detail. good pose and flight angle and nice comp.

[Vinay Lakshman]

This looks like a dream shot for a novice like me. I observed water droplets at the bottom it adds to the image :)

[susanschermer]

Very nice, Doug, as usual. Amazing you can hand-hold the 600. I enjoy all your posts.

[Kiran Poonacha]

great stuff this Bhai, great pose, superb light and BG... congrats..

[Lise De Serres]

The angle is absolutely fantastic creating a perfect eye contact!.
The background colours compliments so well the subject.
An awsome shot Doug ! Congratulations!

[A_Maddah]

Hi Doug
Lovely shot.Great bg`s colors,composition and details.

Asad

[Stu Bowie]

Great wing position Doug, and well placed in the frame. This is sharp, and overall well exposed. Yep, killer BG too. Congrats.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

great pose and BG. Love the two water droplets Doug! Well done mate. :)

[William Currie]

Doug this is unreal really glad to see such a fine image out of the 7D i will keep trying

[Phil Liew]

Wow! what a superb shot. Nothing not to like about this image at all especially handheld as well.

[Ted Willcox]

Another awesome image Doug!!
Ted

[Matthew Studebaker]

Ouch - so good it hurts. Excellent clean background, wonderful detail, perfect pose. I do wish the whites were just toned down a pinch on the neck, but that's really nit picking for such a fine image.