Long-tailed Duck Lady.

[Karl Egressy]

They are few and far between by now.
I had some good shooting of them this year and looking for seeing them again next year.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 + 1.4x
ISO 500
1/2000 s
f8.0
HH

[vishaljadhav]

Nice details on this one Karl, i like the eye of this bird very nicely captured too
The water color is superb and makes the frame nicer
If at all i want to change something in here it may be to crop a bit of the top , not much just a bit to balance out the frame.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl,

Very nice exposure on this guy. The whites under the wing look just a tad bright to me, but not by much. As Vishal mentioned, the color of the water compliments the earth toned colors from the duck.

I only wish for a lower shooting angle, but I know that this isn't always possible.

Miguel

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Indeed you had a great season with these beauties. What a gorgeous female. Excellent exposure and sharpness. A lower angle, if possible, would have been great. I'd crop off the top as Vishal suggested.
Would love to see this species in real life someday.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl good exposure, detail and colours on this fellow, and just love the surrounding waves. Another vote for some off the top.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you Stuart, Sidharth, and Vishal. I'm just cathing up now as I was out yesterday most of the time in the afternoon.
I took some off of the top.
Here it is:

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the water colour, details, exposure, sharpness and composition in the repost. Well done Karl!

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image with beautiful colors,nice details and lovely blues.Great composition in re post.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.