Whistle Duck In Flight

[Juan Tolentino]

I captured this image at Green Cay Nature Center, Florida with the Nikon D500 Handheld and Nikkor AF-S 500/4E FL ED VR.

ISO 320
f5.6
1/4000
Manual Mode
Processed on LR and PS.
Cropped Approx. 25%.


All C & C's will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking

JT

[annmpacheco]

Hi Juan, glad to see you posting here. This is a beauty for sure, sharp, filled with details and a killer BG. My only suggestion would be to smooth the few "lines" one most prominent is intersecting with the duck's top right wing and above it... Such gorgeous colors, well done.

[Alex Becker]

Awesome colors, light, detail and the all important catchlight. I like the falling water drops as well as the visible feet. I agree that smoothing that line would help. I like the crop. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent sharpness and details Juan, whistling duck is one of my favorites. stands out against the green BG nicely. well done

[Glenn Pure]

The bird, flight angle, wing position and background are all excellent Juan. Detail is superb across the bird and very well handled in post. If mine, I'd go more pano on the crop but heck, this is still a cracker.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Juan, great flying pose angled towards us, and this has a nice 3D effect. Well exposed on the near underwing, and the Duck is separated from the BG nicely.

[gail bisson]

Incoming flight pose is great. Nice and sharp.
Agree with Ann's suggestions. The BG is a great color that shows off the duck very nicely.
Well done,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, Juan. Flight angle, exposure, detail and background all about perfect. I really like these ducks, although I just read recently that they are closer to geese than ducks. Thank you for sharing.

[Isaac Grant]

Really nice shot here. Image quality is excellent and the duck looks great against that dark background. These ducks have gotten so much more common in Florida over the years. It is nice to see.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great colours and contrast. BG looks good - only the thin streak touching the wing tip could be dealt with to clean things up there. The pupil is quite dilated!

[Glenn Conlan]

This one really pops from the BG great detail, colors and the water coming off its belly adds to the action. Well done

[Mike Poole]

Bang on the money. Great wing position, sharpness is spot on, and the little trailing water drops finish the shot off nicely

Mike