Common bird project: Landing Mallard

[arash_hazeghi]

Sorry I am a bit late in the game, I got this when I was photographing Avocets, landed in the right spot and I was ready for her, sometimes non-exhotic birds can look good too :)

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/landing%20mallard.jpg

5D MKII + 500 f/4 @ f/5.6 1/1000 sec ISO 400. sw: DPP

Hope you like it.

[Tom Graham]

"Hope you like it."
Hope you like it???? You bet!!!!!
Tom
ps - I absolutely love the BG. Light brown at top, then into some green and bottom darker brown, just perfect. Not sameness boring color splotch. Just so real, variety of natural colors.

[Dave Barnes]

Looks good to me.
Super exposure, feather detail, colour and BG.

[Harshad Barve]

Another IOTW stuff Arashbhai
TFS

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Like this a lot, details, wing position sharpness and a beautiful BG!

[Nick Palmieri]

Really nice all around! Love the BG. I really like the position of the feet as they give you an idea about where he is in relation to the ground.

[Markus Jais]

Fantastic flight shot! Great light and wonderful BG. Great detail in the plumage and perfect wing pose.

Markus