Ruddy Shellduck (Tadorna ferruginea)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Image captured on the Chambal River India
Hand held from a boat.

Olympus : E-M1X
Lens Model : M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14
Lens focal length : 420 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 841.0mm
Metering mode : Pattern
Exposure program : Manual
Shutter speed : 1/1600 sec
Aperture : F5.6
ISO : 500
Exposure bias : 0 EV




ACR + PSCC

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

Nice dorsal view, rich colors, soft background. The bird is angling away from us a bit, but the head is back our way some, which helps mitigate that.

Well exposed with good details in. the blacks.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Oh man too bad it did not raise its' far wing higher! Great looking duck against a neat BG

[Ivan Sjogren]

Stunner!!
This is close to perfection. A slightly raised far-wing and a few seconds earlier to get the bird before it had passed you would have been the dream.
Still, you got a beautiful background and the display of that wing pattern on the near wing is amazing. Nice exposure, details and comp. Some slight noise still present on the bird that should be an easy fix.

[John Mack]

Neat looking duck. Like the curled up wing tip here. Background is solid as well. Just a fraction away from being great. Still nice tough.