Water Walkin

[Nonda Surratt]

From last Sept.

30D+300f2.8+2xtc@f8, ISO 400, 1/400

[Cheryl Flory]

oh Nonda, that bird looks so intent! lol good catch. Are those water drops from its back wing? I'd like to see the bird bigger in order to see all its details. it looks sharp! very nice lighting. gee, I just don't have the photo expertise to find anything to improve on this. that will have to come from someone better than I am. But I like the picture! You can just about see 'him' walk right out of the image!

[Sharna Lee]

Great picture here Nonda. I too would love to see him bigger but you did an excellent job with the sharpness and the color.
Nice going.

Sharna

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Nonda,
I like the capture; its placed just right in the frame. The colors and hues of the background are fantastic. You have good eye contact and great details on the bird. Good eye contact and head angle...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

This is about as big as it can go

[Arthur Morris]

Love the BKGR, the basic COMP, and the splash. The bird's head is turned slightly away from the imaging sensor and with the light fromt he right, the shadow on the back of the neck makes the bird appear cut out. If one wing had ot be drooped the near-wing would have been much better.

[James Shadle]

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[Nonda Surratt]

James, I cropped the image to make it (bird) bigger because it was requested? The only thing I can add to the info would be manual mode, what else would you like?

Thanks for the critique Artie

[Sid Overbey]

Great background! I like your repost. It highlights the bird better.

Sid

[Julie Kenward]

I like the repost much better although the first one was quite good. Love that you got that intent look on his face and the splash was a great bonus as was the beautifully lit water!!!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great capture Nonda. Excellent background and details on the bird. Personally I think one of your finest bird shots.
Congrats,

[Alberto Oria]

:DAgree with Oscar, Nonda great image:D

[Nonda Surratt]

Thanks!!!!

[Dave Slaughter]

Nice image. He must have been fun to watch. I can't think of anything to improve on this.

[Katie Rupp]

Hey Nonda, I love the lighting, was it sunrise or sunset? Great capture!

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Nonda:

A winner, super capture, love everything about it ~ you did well Young Lady, and after looking at a lot of your photos from day one, I think you rang the bell with this photo!

Keep up the good photography

Gus

[Lance Peters]

All covered for me Nonda - The BG is fantastic :)

[Nonda Surratt]

Katie, late afternoon at one of those spots you are confined as to where you can stand/be.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Nonda,
I like the background, fantastic combination of rich earth tones. Bird is placed just right in frame and you have good details...congrats...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

love the light and the contrast in this, nonda. in an image like this one i dont mind the bird being smaller in the frame. it's more telling a story like that than having it bigger in the frame. the bg is killer!!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Nonda! great image - like the repost!!