Spot-billed Duck: Take off.

[Satish Ranadive]

Taken on August, 17^th, 2012. Cropped, sharpened and NR applied to BG. Black spot near the wing has been removed.

ISO: 1600, 1/4000 @ F: 5.6.Evaluating metering. Exposure bias: +1.3 stop.
White balance: Auto. HH. Canon: 550D, 100-400.

Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are much appreciated.
Kind Regards.

[Richard Unsworth]

Very nice Satish; great BG, not a duck I have seen before. Like the composition and nice pop from the BG!
TFS

[Karl Egressy]

Great shooting angle nice eye contact and nice upwing position, Satish.
I seem to notice some noise in the background.

[Alan Murphy]

super sharp flight shot.

[Melissa Groo]

Wonderful colors, comp, sharpness and wing extension. Another round of NR on BG only might be good, as pointed out by Karl.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, good take off pose with the raised wings, and overall nice and sharp. The duck is separated from the BG very well, and agree, a touch of NR on the BG wont harm the image.

[Ken Watkins]

Satish,

This is wonderful, agree on a tad of NR on the BG

[Frank Schauf]

Nice in flight pose, good capture.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent sharp details with good wing position and a nice BG

[Shawn Zierman]

Awesome. Love the background definition you achieved here...I'm having a 3D experience
while viewing this. Sharp details and excellent lighting on the subject.

[Satish Ranadive]

Dear Members,
Thank you all for your kind comments, critiques and suggestions.
I am improving a lot with your kind suggestions though having basic camera model with limitations.

Regards,
Satish.

[Satish Ranadive]

Here is image with more NR to background.
Satish.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Satish, I like the repost a bit more than the original. Either way, both have a solid and sharp subject. The wing angle is just right!