Shellduck

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod Canon 1DX Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 320 -0.6 1/1600 sec f7.1
All Comments welcome ( I like the feather!)

[Marina Scarr]

What a special image. The light is terrific as is the pose, and the feather just tops it all off!! Congratulations on this one.

[John Hackney]

Gorgeous capture. Wonderful, rich colors on the bird. Detail looks excellent.

[keith mitchell]

Jonathan take your camera and go to the top of the class, beautiful colour and detail on the feathers,excellent.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Beautiful image Jon. Great colours and sharpness on the bird. Lovely POV and HA. Overall an excellent image. Well done Jon and thanks for sharing this.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent! Thank you for leaving the feather there as it is an important element to this image.

[Ron Conlon]

Outstanding composition.

[dankearl]

Striking.........

[Gerald Kelberg]

Perfect exposure. Really pops against that background.

Love the feather!

Gerald

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Killer light and amazing IQ. Perfect exposure and details. Love the comp and the stray feather adds a little something to the image. Masterfully done Jon.