5000th post. Gadwall drake wing flap

Thanks everyone for all the help. This is a great group.

40D. 400 f5.6L at f/6.3. 1/1600s. iso 400. manual exposure for whites.

photographed on Saturday. A gull was attacking this duck. Whenever that happens, they take a short flight and then a quick wing flap after landing. So I was anticipating it. Fortunately, the subject and light angle aligned perfectly. The full-back wing position of the first flap is your best chance of getting sharp wing tips at this SS. lucky my frame-rate captured that moment. All comments welcome.

Congrats brother KD, great work.. Keep them coming. :cheers:

A stunning image to mark your milestone Kaustubh! Congrats!

Congratulations! Signature image from you to mark the milestone Kaustubh...Excellent on all counts..

Kaustubh:

Congrats on the milestone, and a great way to celebrate it with this excellent capture.

Lovely exposure, sharpness and ducks angle in the frame.

Cheers

Randy

Brilliant image KD. Awesome wing position and eye contact.

A big congrats and a big thank you for your work on the forum. I love the pose and the "mother of pearl" sheen on the underwing. The exposure is textbook perfect,
Gail

Congratulations for the 5000. A great image for celebrating it.

Lorant

Perfect pose so well exposed, nice work KD! And congrats on the 5K :cheers:

Beautiful image, with perfect wing position and exposure (plus, of course, your signature low angle). Congrats on another milestone, and thanks for all your help.

Beautiful image, and congrats on this post. Your work is a constant inspiration, and thank you for all you do for BPN!

A beautiful shot to mark a milestone. Pretty duck. One of my favorite.

Carmelo

Killer image to mark your milestone!!! Love that wing flap, light and angle.

Cool!! All the planets sure were aligned for this stunner.

Simply gorgeous!

Congrats on 5k KD!! Your work on BPN has been, and continues to be, invaluable. Keep it up!

Oh, and a fantastic image. Lots of details and perfect full backstroke wingflap pose. Great curves on the subject.

wow..KD congrats for 5Kth image..superb image nice angle light and the moment..just fantastic..

Such a sweet image. Love everything about it and congrats on the milestone. Killer image to celebrate that.

Excellent Shot.....

hard beat your collection of ducks ... And the best frame to celebrate the 5k's mark

Hi KD, congrats on your milestone. Super low angle, well timed, and I like the fine detail.

a great shot to celebrate Kaustubh, well done

Congrats on the milestone, wonderful image with great details and nice pose.

Beautiful pose and exposure Kaustubh. Congratulations on the milestone.:S3:

Thanks a lot everybody. I appreciate all the encouragement and guidance.

Congrats Kaustubh, Deadly image to celebrate this milestone

Wonderful shot. Excellent timing, love the light, excellent low angle, and excellent detail.
Well done and congrats.