Female Wood Duck.

[Karl Egressy]

The sun was in and out unfortunately. When I shot this one, it was not shining, hence the not so good looking water.
I smoothened the water at the top and somewhat less degree at the bottom, to make the duck pop.
I hope you like it.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 300 f2.8 +1.4x
ISO 640
1/2000 s
f 4.0

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl,

I like the warm colors on the body. Nice choice of SS to freeze the pellets of water.

I am seeing a weird effect around the head, not sure what it is though. Looks like a mask was applied, but maybe you weren't as careful as you would have liked?

Miguel

[Daniel Cadieux]

She is looking very welcoming here with her "arms" wide open! Nice details, good exposure and water splaying action. Yes, there is evidence of processing around the subject's head and neck.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot Karl.
Love the flapping pose, great timiong, great shooting angle, and sharp.
Agree processing around the head.
Still a great shot.
Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

She is looking very welcoming here with her "arms" wide open! Nice details, good exposure and water splaying action. Yes, there is evidence of processing around the subject's head and neck.

Thank you all.
As I mentioned I did some blurring on th whole layer and then I used layer mask.
I will try to fix it up.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely wing flap, and I like those water sprays. I would crop a little off of the bottom.

[David Salem]

Nice wing flap and I like the water flying off the wings. The detail in the wings is beautiful. Well done Karl..

[christopher galeski]

nice pose,good detail,like the water drops coming off the wings.

[Amy Kay]

Great pose Karl, love the water drops coming off the wings. I like that you can just see the feet under the water too.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the action, details, sharpness and exposure. I like Marina's crop suggestion. Well done Karl!