Black-bellied Whistling Duck - Landing

[Maxis Gamez]

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Black-bellied Whistling Duck Landing - S.W Florida

This one from few weeks back in a private ranch. The light was amazing that day!

Hope you like it.

Comments are welcome and appreciated.

40D, 500mm L @ f/5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, RAW, Tripod, Slightly cropped to help composition

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet pose and amazing light for certain !!! A little more square and the far wing would have been even within the dof As it is sure wish I had it in my files Big Time Congrats !!!

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful pose and light Maxis! I only wish the eye wasn't in the shadows, but very nicely done!

[Fabs Forns]

You're right on the beautiful light, shame on the angle it was coming, though, wish you had been more to the left.

Thanks for sharing :)

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Agree,fantastic pose and light,congrats!!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with DOug about the shadow on the face, but otherwise nice photograph of this beautiful duck!

[Dean Fleischman]

Awesome example of the "decisive moment" (the microsecond between being in the air and being on land) and absolutely the coolest wing position I've ever seen on a BBWD.