White-faced Duck

[Stu Bowie]

These guys are pretty fast flyers, and we have quite a lot of them at one of the local birding spots in Pretoria. This was taken a few weeks back.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/5.6
ISO 500

Manual exposure
Hand held

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent! Maybe just a bit less sharpening and maybe a tiny bit more room at the top.

[Robert Holguin]

Superb shot!! Great wing position and the background really helps bring out the bird. Well done.

[christopher galeski]

good flight shot,good detail,nice pose and BG,I agree about more room at the top.thanks.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great exp and detail mate...I would like to see a bit more room at the top though. Nice one Stu!

[Chris Baker]

Crackin' shot, tack sharp, wing down, techs good with another vote for a little more up top. TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the feedback guys. Will have a look tonight for adding more space on top. :w3

[Mark Itol]

Sharp and with excellent eye contact. Agree on putting more room at the top.

[Stu Bowie]

Here is my repost with added space above.

[Marina Scarr]

The repost with the added space is a wonderful shot. Just that small amount of added space really made a difference. Congrats on catching this one on the fly with a pleasing wing position and sharp.

[Karl Egressy]

The repost looks better. I wouln't have suggested adding canvas above but it looks better this way.
Love the pano presentation and the wing position Stuart. The sharpening is just right for my taste.

[Arno Ellmer]

A classic WFD shot ,Stu.
Repost much improved.I like the wing position and detail, and the head being clear of the wings.
Excellent.

[Troy Lim]

Repost is a lot better. Graceful flight shot, TFS.

[Sid Garige]

Awesome flight shot Stuart. Great light, details and pose.

[Ofer Levy]

Repost is a killer!

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the positive feedback and comments. Always appreciated.