Black - belly touchdown

[Stu Bowie]

I will be the first to admit that he has touched down slightly away from me, but I did like how Ive captured the 'skiing' moment on the calm water. Taken early morning at my local pond at the end of July.

Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/6.3
ISO 800

Exp comp +0.33
hand held

[Diane Miller]

Absolutely incredible! Talk about the decisive moment!!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Perfect moment captured here Stu. I too wish it was facing a bit more towards you but that's OK as IQ, sharpness and timing make up for that!

[BenBotha]

Fantastic!! The timing is perfect. The head angle "problrm"etc is overshadowed by all the other positives.

Ben

[Frank Schauf]

Great timing, great action.

[vishaljadhav]

Clap Clap Clap
Great timing on this one Stuart, the details are superb and the exposure is spot on
the colour of the water enhances the image a lot, love the pink beak
nice one man, catching on my backlog over here

[gail bisson]

Perfect timing! Great exposure. If you had gotten this shot of duck angling towards you this would have been a contest winner!
Looking forward to your Botswana pics!
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the feedback everyone.

[Markus Jais]

This is fantastic, almost looks like the duck is "standing" on the water. Great wing pose and perfect exposure on the black feathers.

Markus

[David Salem]

What a great capture Stuart. The detail and the exposure are perfect. The feet hitting the water looks great and the colors on the duck is beautiful. Man, I wish this were angled more towards us but thats for the next time ;) Nice work.

[jack williamson]

Very good exposure, the black feathers are just right. Great timing, the exact moment of touchdown is pretty neat.

Jack

[Girish Prahalad]

superb freeze! looks like it is standing on the water. great exp & details.
personally i do not mind the HA.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Great one Stuart! I agree with your self assessment......if you had the angle....this would be perfect!

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, calm water, timing and composition. Well done Stuart!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Great one and I agree with that this one deserved to be shown! nice light and pose. Also agree with your self critique about the HA.

[Satish Ranadive]

Stuart Sir,
Spectacular image of landing bird. Love the way it pops up against beautiful blues.Great IQ, beautiful colors and sharp details in blacks.
I like the pink beak and white ring around the eye.

Regards,
Satish.