Shake, Shake, Shake...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this Mallard enjoying the water on Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 390mm (585mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering + 1 EV ISO 1250
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition, darker areas in upper background blended in to smooth out the background

[Ian Cassell]

People see mallards as common, but I still love them. Good focus on the face and nice feeling of action. Nice image ... did you hand him a bar of soap ?

[Alan Murphy]

Wonderful action with a sharp head. I would darken the mid tones a bit.

[keith mitchell]

Joe I like these images you are posting, great water action ,I would go a tad darker but that does not detract from a smashing image.

Keith.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Wonderful action pose.good details.

[shane shacaluga]

He's got the turbo thrusters on!! nice and sharp on the face and nicely done on capturing the movement

[William Dickson]

Great action shot Joe, love the water splashing and the eye still being visible. Thanks for sharing

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree on darkening the midtones and also adding some saturation, but I love the action, composition and sharpness. An exciting mallard image!

[David Salem]

Very cool bathing pose with all that water flying around. Looks to bright on my monitor and could be toned down quite a bit. It will bring more detail to the water. Well done

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for taking time to view and comment, very much appreciated.