Long-tailed Duck.

[Karl Egressy]

Finally there were two nice sunny days, good for BIF.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS +1.4III
Manual Exposure
F 7.1
1/3200
ISO 640
Hand Held

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Karl - nice light and sharpness with a very pleasing bg. Well done!

TFS,
Rachel

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

Love the banked pose, looks like a swept wing fighter in a tight bank. I like the soft blue/white BG.

Very nice, glad you got some sun.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Karl! I like the sharpness, banking position, exposure and BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Dynamic pose!! Love that BG. I'd perhaps try to tone down the reflections on the bill but man you really got this one good. Very well done!

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice capture and nice BG. Bird looks sharp and well exposedL I like his position in the frame and his wing position.

[Doug Brown]

I like the jet fighter wing position and the nice light. I could see removing the specular highlights on the bill.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer flight pose, Karl. You are really nailing these flight poses, one after the other. Love the bird against the blue BG.

[Jon Swanson]

Nice flight shot Karl! I would consider cloning out the brighties on the bill if you so choose.

[Satish Ranadive]

Karl:
Magnificent flight pose captured.
Loce the wing position,colors,lights and blues in the BG. Nice composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

[Lyle Gruby]

Just a beautiful shot Karl. I love the layers in the blue, and of course the dynamic pose.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

You nailed a killer pose, Karl. Exposure looks spot on and the bg is superb. Excellent flight shot.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all for your comments and help. I removed the bright spots from the beak. Also, I did a little linear burn on the brighter areas.
Here it is:

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent topside view, details and exposure. I love the dynamic pose that shows the speed.

Great job handholding!

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent flight shot!!!.
Superb pose, very nie light, exopure is spot on, and great IQ.
Repost looks better.
Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, great banking pose showing the wingspread, and the duck really pops against the BG. Well captured.

[christopher galeski]

Great capture Karl,nice banking pose,sharp,loverly BG.

[Colin Gilyeat]

Karl, great BIF shot. I really like the position of the duck against the backgound colors. Well done.

Colin

[nick clayton]

I love the position of the ducks wings and the nice sharp detail. The light is great and the background is nice and subtle, good image Karl.

[Raymond Lee]

The repost looks great! Really nice feather details