Black-bellied Whistling Duck

[Stu Bowie]

This is actually a take off shot, but as he was quite high up from the water, I havent captured the exit splash. Taken at my local pond in Pretoria a little while back.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/5.6
ISO 800

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held

[Shawn Zierman]

Brilliant image.
The sharpness is perfect and I really enjoy the head angle and beautiful wing pattern.

[John Cooper]

Nicely captured Stuart - sharp, lovely colours, good exposure and the droplets of water suggests the recent take-off.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent dynamic pose and good light, well done

[christopher galeski]

very nice Stuart,nice takeoff pose,love the water drops.well done.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Great pose, colors, techs, drops help tell the story. Sharp with nice details. Such fun ducks!

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, sharpness, HA, exposure and details. Well done Stuart.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback everyone - always appreciated.

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir:
Superb action captured.I do remember similar image with just head out of wings.
Love the take off pose,beautiful colors and water droplets.Rest as usual superb.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Spot on Stu, all techs excellent, the pose is super and the light optimal,a real gem!

[Lorant Voros]

Captured at the right moment. Love the perfect pose, water drops and even BG. Light is great.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

wrap-around wing positions always work. terrific IQ and comp. loved it.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Love everything about this one! Pose, action and BG all came together

[Arno Ellmer]

Great capture,Stuart.I think I remember the day ? I love everything about thi image !

[Bill Dix]

Great take-off shot with lovely light, great wing position and detail, perfect HA. Nicely done.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice shooting angle, HA and eye contact. The forward wing position is excellent and the water droplets add interest. It is a great flight shot, Stuart.

[Raymond Lee]

Love the wing position and sharp details!

[David Salem]

Wow Stuart this is awesome. The wing position makes the shot along with the great IQ. Very Nice

[gail bisson]

This is lovely Stuart.
I like the wing position very much. I can feel the hug!
Tack sharp and exposure is perfect.
Well done,
Gail

[gary ellwein]

The wing postion is reminiscent of a ballet position; very graceful. Others have noted the positive aspects of the image. Well done Stuart.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great wing position and I like the flying water too

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all your feedback everyone.