Female Common Goldeneye

[James Salywoda]

Common Goldeneye
Southern California

Not the best bg but a new species to add to my duck files.:S3:

Nikon D7000 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/2500 F8 ISO 1600

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Brendan Dozier]

Great shot James, getting that eye so clear, really captures its namesake. Like the slight blur to the wing to give sense of motion. Nicely done! :5

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

James, this is very good. He must have been really fast....judging by the wing blur at 1/2500s. IQ very good for that high ISO. Techs are perfect for execution of this shot. Terrific light and sharpness.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice IQ in great light...BG doesn't bother me at all, looks good for that ISO ...Nicely done James

[Jim Neiger]

Very nice, Jim! I like the sweet light, close up look, position and bg. Well done.

[Andrew Merwin]

Ya nailed another one. VWD

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Look very sharp with excellent details, good exposure, the flight pose is great too, background looks alright to me and the droplets add to the image. Another great flight shot from you, TFS.

[Alan Murphy]

Beautiful light and detail. Wish the wings were not blurred.

[Harshad Barve]

excellent light and detail as usual , awesome image
TFS

[Doug Brown]

Great light, nice eye contact, and sharp where it counts.