Female Scaup Wing Flap

1DX, 600mmII + 1.4xTCIII, HH, 1/2000,f/9,ISO-1250,no flash, manual mode

A happy Lesser Scaup female. Background courtesy of stucco building reflecting low angle sun.

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Lovely image, great detail and well exposed with good colours.

I like the colors here and the wake created. I would prefer a forward wing position on this and a full reflection . Since you don't have a full reflection I would suggest cropping more from the bottom and right side.

I like the backward wing position here as this way we get a good view of the body too. I also like that you have separation between the far wing and head. The front-leaning pose is neat, as is the water movement around the subject. I do wish you had a bit more room in front though...

I like the sharpness, detail, light, HA, exposure and complimentary BG. I wish there was more room in front as well. Well done Don!

This is a lovely image, Don. Love the water ripples, and the color palate. Crop works well for me.

Excellent image quality, great details and sharpness.

A fine shutter speed to freeze all movement. Unusual water color because of the buildings but it goes perfectly with this duck.