Bufflehead (female)

[Jim Crosswell]

Here is another image from last week at the Detroit River in Windsor. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.
Hope you enjoy the image.

Nikon D500
Sigma 150-600 @600mm
ISO 1000
1/5000s
f6.3
Handheld

[John Mack]

Nice view of this female all you need now is the male. Like the pose and the water.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks John. The male is not far behind her, I will post him tomorrow.

[dankearl]

Nice Jim, nice wing position, color, exposure.....
You must have a great spot.

[kevin Hice]

Nice one good exposure and I like how the eye makes contact with the viewer.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A really fine shot I like the wing positions and the colours, details look good. Well done I appreciate these are tricky little blighters to capture.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Dan, Kevin and Jon for your comments they are appreciated.

[William Dickson]

Well done Jim, another lovely flight shot, you have been doing real good with them lately. i like the colours throughout and the flight pose.

Will

[Isaac Grant]

Pretty nice flight pose and head angle. I do wish the front wing was raised higher. What is holding this back is poor image quality.Was the raw tack sharp? Colors also look thin to me as well. And it looks like the sun was already too high in the sky causing shadows on the belly. Bird also has a blue cast to it.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Will and Isaac for your comments. Isaac the RAW wasn't tack sharp. The sun was up there but the shadow doesn't bother me. Thanks for your suggestions.