Fly by Close up

[dankearl]

Wood Duck Hen in full on mid flight Mach speed.

D500, 420mm (300 w/ 1.4), f4, 1/3200, iso1000
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[Bill Dix]

She's a beauty. Great flight angle, wing position, lovely background. Well captured.

[Aditya Sridhar]

You're nailing these flight shots Dan! Love the wing position and detail. I think the bird is too tight in the frame though. I'd add some space all around and particularly to the top and right. I'm not familiar with this species, but I think the circular patch around the eye is blown as I can see no detail there.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, BG, sharpness and how she is giving you a look as she is about to fly by. Well done Dan.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Dan you've got these wood ducks sussed - another fine shot wonderful detail, pose, and angle - well done.

[gail bisson]

WOW!
Tack sharp and perfect almost inquisitive head turn.
I find this a bit tight in the frame for my taste but fine as presented.
Love the BG.
Can you get a bit of detail out of the white around the eye? Minor nit but worth trying to get this area perfect.
Would LOVE this in my files.

[John Mack]

Looks spot on. Nice pose and light. Maybe a hair more room above.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree about the tightness in the frame and the whites around the eye, but all else looks pretty darn super. I love how the feet are neatly tucked in for flight.

[Paul Burdett]

Not much to add from me. Super sharp and impressive details/colours make this a top shot. I agree re the white patch around the eye...I'd go back to the raw file and see if detail can be recovered there.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice frame Dan, great wing position and dynamic pose good details. agree the whites around the eye look blown.

TFS