I have taken this take off yesterday at a duck pond in Pretoria
The photo is a +- 40% corp,sharpend and NR on BG
-Canon 1Dx
-500 f4 canon lens
-AV f7.1
-SS 1/3200
-ISO 1000
The first thing that came to my mind when i saw this one was Wow, its really superb image, very nicely captured flight
Exposure looks good and i can see the eye clearly even with the color of the duck and its eye
i like the sharpness and the water drops do add to the image
I may like a silver on the top and the bottom of the frame added as it appears too tight on the top to my eye.
Lovely image here , i would love to capture some thing like this for sure
Super nice pose here, nice details and water drops at bottom. Cropped too tight IMO...extra room would be beneficial to the comp and give the subject more breathing room.