Yellow-billed Duck

[Stu Bowie]

It was great to get back to shooting nature, as Ive been busy with wedding photography. I visited my local pond in Pretoria on saturday and just love to capture these Yellow-bill's in flight when we can see the coloured speculum on their wings. Depending on the light angle, the speculum changes from a bright green to a deep blue. Taken early morning.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 370mm
1/2000
F/7.1
ISO 800

Manual exposure
Hand held

[David Salem]

Wonderful capture Stuart. Great full down wing position with perfect exposure and feather detail. The yellow bill really pops off the screen nicely and the speculum feathers with the turquoise to blue transition is beautiful. Nice!!

[Lorant Voros]

Colors are great, down stroke is perfect and love the water BG. I feel the sharpening on the head is pushing the limits here, at least for me. Nice work.

[mohammad reza shahab]

great Flight shot pose,perfect exposure and detail.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice capture. Wing position is excellent, BG is nice and techs look good. Beautiful detail in the bird!

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent shooting angle nice pose and the sharpness /detail are all good, Stuart.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Perfect techs and wings down position. Nice details, and the speculum looks fantastic.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely flight pose, Stuart, with terrific colors and a unique and artistic BG.

[Jack Breakfast]

This one is special. You are the king of ducks-in-flight. The speculum's blues and greens are sweetly maddening, as is the water. I agree: this is a particularly pleasing pose/wing position for a flying duck!

[adrian dancy]

You do some excellent flight shots!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Flawless! Great shot Stu, love the light and the action.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the feedback and comments.

[gail bisson]

I am late to the party but agree the IQ is excellent.
Love the wing position as well,
gail

[Frank Schauf]

Nice flight pose, good capture.