Ruddy Duck

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in late fall in lake St. Clair. I was moving a boatlift out of the water when this duck swam by. I was already in waders so I had the camera passed down to me and took some low images. The water was real cold and my hands were numb from being in the water for 3 hours before this duck arrived. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 640
1/6400s
f5.6
Hand Held
Manual mode

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the low angle and soft light, I would put less space above him

[keith mitchell]

Jim can't see any camera shake( hands were numb from being in the water for 3 hours before this duck arrived) well done, lovely low angled shot of this relaxed looking duck.

Keith.

[gail bisson]

Love the POV and the perfect head turn.
Nice to see the tail like that,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

The wait was worth it! Nice low angle, nice light, and sharp. That tail resting on the water is ratehr neat. Comp works for me.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Beautiful image Jim, I like the low angle, the light is nice. Well exposed. TFS.

[William Dickson]

Lovely image Jim, POV and lighting, exposure all very nice. Well done TFS

[David Salem]

I like the low POV and the swimming pose with the lowered tail. The details and exposure look perfect. I like the idea of more of a pano for this.
You need to migrate to sunny So Cal during the winter.
You guys in Canada are animals when it comes to the cold. I was in Wyoming a few months ago and the camera and lens got so cold that it is almost imposable to hold without gloves. Stay warm.

[christopher galeski]

Agree with other comments,great POV,nice IQ,loverly lighting.TFS.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.