Another Duck

[Stu Bowie]

Just another White-faced Duck flying speedily across my local pond in Pretoria. Good BIF practice.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 365mm
1/2500
F/5.6
ISO 640

Exp Comp 0
Hand held

[Jamie Douglas]

The practice is definitely paying off Stuart. Might move the duck just a tad lower in the frame.

Jamie

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot Stuart. I wish I could capture flying birds like this. Love the wing position and great detail.
Well done.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice pose, light and colours. The bird is flying a bit away from you and I don't see any detail on the white face. It would be lovely to see some more variety from you with the new camera...

[David Salem]

Man that pond produces some nice flight shots for you. Wings down pose is great and I like the colors of this species. Face is just a tad hot on my monitor. Great shot!!

David

[Stu Bowie]

It would be lovely to see some more variety from you with the new camera...

Thanks Ofer. Unfortunately, I have a full time job, so havent been able to travel SA to capture anything different with my new toy. I have plenty other images to share with my 50D, but thought I would show some results with the Mark IV.

Thanks everyone else for your feedback and comments. Always appreciated.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Love the subtle BG here, full down pose, sheen on the wings.

The white patch does look a little hot.

I understand about travel limitations!

Cheers

Randy

[Sanjeevprakash]

Lovely shot of flying duck,Stuart.Nice work.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Oh ... just "another duck"? You meant "another superb image"! Great detail and very nice background. Maybe crop a bit off the bottom .. but just a bit

[gail bisson]

Hi Stuart,
The whites are really hot and I find it takes away from the image.
Great wing position though and good clean BG and tack sharp. Keep on practicing!!
Gail

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for all the feedback and comments everyone.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, sharpness and BG. Nice image Stuart!

[Morkel Erasmus]

you sure are nailing these Stu
maybe tone down the whites on the face some?
congrats on the new toy!!