Mallard Hen

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Mallard Hen

Not much around at the moment and the local bay is now frozen over, so ducks were the menu of the day.
This was a close flyby, and I liked the feather detail.

Attachment 124535
Canon 1Dx - 500mm F/4 IS with 1.4x
1/4000s @ F/8 ISO 800

Thanks for looking, :S3:
Mike Veltri

I rather like the feather detail as well!
The IQ is stunning and I like the way the head parallels the wings and the peek-a-boo look.
Great DOF.
Lovely complementary BG.
Compwise- maybe a sliver more room below if she is landing,
Gail

This is really nice Mike. I like how the head just peeks out. the BG and detail all look great.

Beautifully done, Mike. A common subject rendered uncommon.

Mike:

I love peekaboo poses, and can be a challenge to get them just right. Great techs, nice BG. She fits the frame shape well, but I would give her a sliver more room.

Cheers

Randy

Love this flight pose where you can see the eye peeking and the wings are enveloping her. Great light and BG. Agree on a tad more room below if you have it.

Hi Mike, superb detail and sharpness all round, and just the the light in this. The BG complements the mallard nicely. I feel adding more space all round and placing her higher in the frame with the extra space will definately put this up a few notches. Still, very well captured.

Great pose with beautiful detail Mike. Only nit, which has nothing to do with you, is the broken blue secondary. Well done.

Lovely IQ , the freeze is amazing

I like the warm tones here, great details, pose, BG. Apart from being cropped a bit tight the processing looks A-1 too.

wanting to see more of the head makes this frame interesting.. loved the details...

Wonderfull shot. I ageree about the feather detail, nice and sharp, with just enough of the head to see the eye and bill.

Colin

Perfect pose and I like the tight comp here.
To me, it really puts the focus on the bit of head showing.
Nice IQ and details.

Beautiful flight pose with nice wing position with great colors and details.Very nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

Wonderful flight pose, Mike.