Mallard Hen

[Mike Veltri]

Not much around at the moment and the local bay is now frozen over, so ducks were the menu of the day.
This was a close flyby, and I liked the feather detail.


Canon 1Dx - 500mm F/4 IS with 1.4x
1/4000s @ F/8 ISO 800

Thanks for looking,
Mike Veltri

[gail bisson]

I rather like the feather detail as well!
The IQ is stunning and I like the way the head parallels the wings and the peek-a-boo look.
Great DOF.
Lovely complementary BG.
Compwise- maybe a sliver more room below if she is landing,
Gail

[Danny Laredo]

This is really nice Mike. I like how the head just peeks out. the BG and detail all look great.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautifully done, Mike. A common subject rendered uncommon.

[Randy Stout]

Mike:

I love peekaboo poses, and can be a challenge to get them just right. Great techs, nice BG. She fits the frame shape well, but I would give her a sliver more room.

Cheers

Randy

[Marina Scarr]

Love this flight pose where you can see the eye peeking and the wings are enveloping her. Great light and BG. Agree on a tad more room below if you have it.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mike, superb detail and sharpness all round, and just the the light in this. The BG complements the mallard nicely. I feel adding more space all round and placing her higher in the frame with the extra space will definately put this up a few notches. Still, very well captured.

[David Salem]

Great pose with beautiful detail Mike. Only nit, which has nothing to do with you, is the broken blue secondary. Well done.

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely IQ , the freeze is amazing

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the warm tones here, great details, pose, BG. Apart from being cropped a bit tight the processing looks A-1 too.

[Kiran Poonacha]

wanting to see more of the head makes this frame interesting.. loved the details...

[Colin Gilyeat]

Wonderfull shot. I ageree about the feather detail, nice and sharp, with just enough of the head to see the eye and bill.

Colin

[dankearl]

Perfect pose and I like the tight comp here.
To me, it really puts the focus on the bit of head showing.
Nice IQ and details.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful flight pose with nice wing position with great colors and details.Very nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Wonderful flight pose, Mike.