Gadwall Drake

[Bill Dix]

From Cape May last October.

D7200, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/3200s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Excellent capture, Bill. I like the steep takeoff angel and the sharp body with a slight motion blur in the wings. Also the subtle clouds in the BG against the light blue sky is very appealing.

Geoffrey




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[keith mitchell]

Very well caught bill,like Geoffrey i like the steep climbing angle and the duck still as some water droplets on it's belly,good colours and nice and sharp.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the take-off pose and colours. The head is a bit soft from motion though. Beautiful species that I've yet had the pleasure of photographing.....

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. Yes, I did feel there was a bit of motion blur on the head, despite the SS.