Victory!

[dankearl]

I spent the afternoon in my continuing quest to amass the worlds largest collection of Bufflehead flight photos.
Just kidding but I am getting a lot as I find them the most fascinating Ducks there are.
Here is liftoff and I really liked this one.

1/4000, f7.1, iso1000, 600mm, D800, HH



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[Sidharth Kodikal]

Congrats on this beauty, Dan.
The pose with the upright wings is just killer. The light looks great and the displaced water adds to the action.
Terrific work. Lucky you to have access to this species.

[Tim King]

Nicely done, Dan. Where the wings meet looks like an optical illusion. The water is messy in all the right ways. Fine job.

[Melissa Groo]

What an awesome pose and splash, Dan! Coming right at you! And you got the head in good focus! Well done. I'd be pretty excited about this one too.

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - great title! Nice head on view with excellent wing position. Good choice on the portrait comp. Splash really adds to it.

TFS,
Rachel

[Michael Libbe]

Love the wing position and all the water action, Dan. Having him coming right at you is a real treat. I wish it was mine! :-)

[vishaljadhav]

Wow what a beauty you got here, the action is so nicely captured
Loved it all the way

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Super action and in your face. Love the splashing water as well Dan.