Theme: Mallard in Flight.

I liked the pose and the colorful background.
Might have posted it before.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 400 f 5.6 L
ISO 400
f7.1
1/1600 s

Karl:

Excellent dorsal display, I particularly like the tail flare. Lovely background too.

Based on my local Mallards, I think the colors are just a bit too saturated, but obviously soft light, which does tend to give better color depth.

Cheers

Randy

Great capture, Karl. Wonderfull topside view with nice richness, and beautiful soft colorful BG.




Geoffrey

Hi Karl,

The composition and background are quite nice.

I have a question regarding the colour of the bird or the processing: Did it indeed have burgundy coloured plumage as shown on the back and parts of the wings? I ask because I don't recall seeing that color on Mallard Drakes.

TFS
Ross

Karl your Duck pops out very well on that dark Bg,I like the wing positions ,colours can't really comment on because not sure about monitor, very nice job.

Keith.

Killer image and love that BG. I have a feeling this bird could be in full breeding plumage with those amazing colors.

Fabulous dorsal view, and great BG. I might brighten the area around the eye just a bit. I've never seen a Mallard with this coloration.

Thank you all. What you see is a color cast on the bird, the original has it too.
You can see in the background that bird is mowing through a treeded area, full of fall colors.
As we all know colors of the subject are a function of light and the surroundings.

karl lovely flight images take me with you next time

Excellent flight shot. Superb colours and details.

Regards,
Satish.