Pintail drake in flight

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Another one from Bolsa Chica, last december.

Canon 1D4, 700mm
1/2500, f7.1 ISO 400
HH, Manual

All input appreciated. Thanks.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nice one Sid, I love the complimenting colors of the background. Beautiful bird nicely shown.

[John Robinson]

Another superb flight shot. Water droplets nice too. Any more space on the right ? No big deal
JohnR

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the pose the colours and the shape of the crop, I would suggest however it is just a little large in the frame. Excellent plumage detail - super shot!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks for the input, folks. I have some more room around. I'll try looser comp options.

[Andrew Robinson]

Hi Sidharth,

Love it. I know some people have mentioned it is a bit big in the frame but in this case it would not concern me at all. I feel this just works.

Andrew

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent flight shot, Sid. The water color compliments the bird.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful flight shot of my favorite duck, the most elegant of them all. Great wing position, sharpness. Yes to a bit more room in front and beneath. Well Done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Everytime I see this duck, I feel like decorating my house in these colors. This is so beautiful with the nice background. Looser would work, but I like it as is. That might be water underneath him (Right behind the wing) but it's not clear, and I'd remove.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Wonderful flight image, Sidharth. The browns in this duck are beautiful and complimented by the BG. Well done.




Geoffrey

[Thinus Schoeman]

Superb shot Sidharth. I also would just have liked a bit more room to the right. Congratulations!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic details, and perfect wing position. Great colours too. Although more canvas would indeed work well I'm finding the crop good as is. I'm with Grace in regards to the water drops...I'd remove them as it is not super clear what they are.

[Binu John]

Another excellent flight shot, Sid! Love the exposure, wing position and details! Well done!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, excellent flight pose with that wing position, and I really like the detail and colours on this species. Overall, nice and sharp, and you couldnt have chosen a better coloured BG to compliment this fellow.

[David Salem]

Holy macaroni!! Doesn't get much better that this Sid. Like I said, you need to move down here. Wow!! One of my favorite ducks. I have some nice Pintail shots that I got at BC, but I think this one is pretty darn killer.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent flight shot, Sidharth.
Beautiful color pallet. Nice details. I like the down word wings and pin tail.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for the kind words. Much appreciated!