Maximum Extension Mallard

[Randy Stout]

This fellow was coming in after the mallard drake in my previous post crashed. So he was making an all out effort!

D4 600VR f/5.6 1/2000s ISO 1000 SB900 Better Beamer Gitzo/Wimberley

Post: Minor crop for comp, selective sharpening, cleaned up catchlight, cleaned some debris off ice

Advice and comments always appreciated.

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

Very cool pose captured, Randy. I like the wing position, the streched out neck and the feet, that kept horizontal, look excellent.

[Sandy Witvoet]

Great composition, great color, great crop.... you are really "notching up" the "garden variety" Mallard!

[Gary Esman]

i don't know Randy, I think he could get another 1/4" or so off that wing. Great pose, image quality is awesome. Keep them coming.

Gary.

[Dan Busby]

Nice one Randy. I'm glad you found something to shoot between loon seasons! The stretch really lakes this one for me. Nice comp and background - it's nice to have a water background for duck in flight. I really can't see anything to improve it except maybe loosing the oof spot between left edge and wing tips.

[Satish Ranadive]

Randy Sir:
Wonderful pose,beautiful colors,very nice details,lovely BG and great composition.
I like his curly tail feathers and orange legs.Love the magnificent image.

Regards,
Satish.

[dankearl]

He is pretty much maxed out!
Nice pose, exposure and details, I personally would crop a bit tighter, but just a preference.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful timing here Randy, loved the light and angle here...

[stuart wanuck]

Nicely done as always

[supreet.sahoo]

Randy Im sure to remember this for a while to come!! The flight position is unique and that what makes this image so interesting !! A very cool shot here, thanks for sharing :)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Randy you certainly nailed this one, wouldn't change a thing, I did look twice at the feet/legs but I suspect the light was responsible for the intense colouration.

[Randy Stout]

Thanks everyone for the comments. Much appreciated.

Jon: I did a couple of points of vibrance in LR during the conversion, but not much. The apparent saturation of the feet is primarily from the light.


Cheers

Randy

[Rachel Hollander]

Wow Randy, this really pops. Excellent timing, sharpness and comp.

TFS,
Rachel