Drake Northern Shoveler

[David Salem]

Caught this Drake Shoveler last winter as he left a pond at a local wildlife area. Hope you like it.

1DX---840mm---f6.3---ss1/3200---ISO 640---HH@7:45am---35% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. I appreciate it.

David

[William Dickson]

I love it David,very nice image. Well done

[christopher galeski]

very nice flight shot,nice looking BG,some nice detail,there is even a drop of water on the bill.

[Ian Wilson]

Nice oof background harmonizing with the bird, technically spot on, great capture, well done David. Cheers, Ian

[gail bisson]

Great light, great BG with complimentary colors and full wings up position and tack sharp.
What's not to like!!
A great BIF image,
Gail

[John Robinson]

All been said. Excellent.! Great BG
JohnR

[Enrique Patino]

great takeoff shot

[David Salem]

Thanks for the comments everyone.
Chris, glad you mentioned the drop of water on the bill, I like that in the image. Thanks.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful flight shot, with lovely light and superb bg. Love it.

[vishaljadhav]

Sweet image
i love the whole colour pallette
Action is perfect , i love the details
lovely

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light and details Dave

[Doug Brown]

Like everything about this one Dave! Sweet light, great sharpness and wing position, and a nice BG.

[Karl Egressy]

Great light, nice flight pose, sharpness and beauty background, David.

[Binu John]

Fabulous shot! Love the pose, light and colors and the BG is killer! Well done!

[Grace Scalzo]

Fabulous!! What's not to like??? You nailed this one (as is your norm!)

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb image David ! Love the light, the wing position, the BG and colours.

[Greg Oakley]

One of the very best duck-in-flight images I have seen for quite a while David :-)
Great work!

[David Salem]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the comments.

[Holger Leyrer]

Very nice flight shot. I Like the light, the starting pose and BG. Well done, David

[BobbyPerkins]

Sweet All Around flight capture, great details. I always love any water drops & effects in the waterfowl shots too.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi David, a bit late to the party, but I still manage to attend. Great flight pose, and just love the overall colours on the shoveller, especially the greens on the head. I like the multi coloured layerd BG, and the shoveller really pops so well in the frame. Very well captured.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Man oh man, this is so very beautiful Dave. Killer pose, eye contact, and details. Just dig that multi toned bg. Doesn't get any better than this. Love it!