African Darter

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 500 f4 L IS + 1.4 Ext
ISO 800
AV f8
TV 1/1600
AWB
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac
Evaluative Metering

Crits appreciated:S3:

[Jonathan Ashton]

It is a lovely shot and you have obviously sent a bright image intentionally, I do wonder however what it would look like if it was a little less bright.:S3:

[noelle zaleski]

Looks just like our Anhinga but blonder :bg3: They are a favorite of mine.

The details are wonderful. I like the curve in his neck. The BG is perfect for his coloring.

well done! :S3:

[Chad Caswell]

Wonderful detail and very nice pose as well. I do agree that a tad less bright would make this already wonderful shot better. Great look back and what a great name for this bird.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments folks...Chad the repost definitely pops more!

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful portrait of a nice looking bird, Dumay. The repost as you also stated looks a bit better.

[gail bisson]

I love how the BG matches the neck feathers!. The IQ is excellent and the S curve of the neck really draws the eye in. I might suggest cleaning up the beak. A beautiful image. Well done,
Gail

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent image, the comp make it Dumay, definitely different and a superb Mankwe BG.

[Stu Bowie]

Tack sharp mate, and just love the pose looking into space. Excellent feather detail too. I do like the complimentary BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent composition, and wonderful details. The eye rocks! I'm with Gail about bill clean-up, but all else looks great (including Chad's repost)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Perfect comp, pose, bg and details. Just love it!
The toned down repost is just killer.

[arash_hazeghi]

This is just excellent! love the light, beautiful pose and gorgeous BG. A+