Cape Shoveler

[Mitchell Krog]

Taken at the Marievale Bird Sanctuary in Nigel, South Africa
Nikon D3 | Nikon 600mm F/4 | 1/1600 | F/7.1 | ISO 640 | -2/3 EV

[Joe Senzatimore]

Love the BG color. I think you could crop off the bottom part as the reflection doesen't add anything to this image. Perhaps as a pano. Great color and stop action.

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely habitat, wish you had pointed the camera down a little more, to include the full reflection instead of negative space above the bird. I understand that catching action is not the best time to think of composition ;)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome action and lighting and I agree about the reflection but your timing was excellent. Thanks for sharing Mitchell.

[Mitchell Krog]

Thanks very much Joe, Fabs & Judy, very much appreciate your comments and feedback. I left this full frame to see what the response would be. Of course at the time of this action, focus was on the bird and I wished I had caught the full reflection .... ahhh next time :) .... I will play around with some crops on this. Thanks again.

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Great action shot Mitchell. With the full reflection this would have been a real winner.

[Mitchell Krog]

Thank you Vincent, I'll get him next time :)