Banking White Faced Duck

[Stu Bowie]

Pretoria - South Africa.

These guys are very active, and we have a small sanctuary, where one can practice capturing BIF, as these guys fly around all over the place. This image was hand held.

Canon 20D
100-400 L IS USM FL 285mm
1/640
F/8
ISO 400

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Stuart,

Excellent pose, light and details. I would remove the water drop or add few more.

[Mark Schmitt]

Good image with a lot of dyanmism. Good rendition of the bird. Agree about the dropplet. IMHO, I'd add a little more canvas at the top and right. Good shot.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose, details and eye contact. I might give it a bit more room.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

It is always great to see the topside and I love the flight pose you captured in this image. Excellent detail and lighting as well as good eye contact. Well done Stuart.

[Fabs Forns]

Great top view with wonderful light. What a treat!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Wow, you can feel the action here...love the feathers rustled by the wind! The back/wing seem slightly sharper than the head as presented. I'm sure another selective round of USM on the face would remedy this.

[Linda Robbins]

This is gorgeous. Love the back and top wing feathers ruffled by the speed and wind. Beautiful light and wonderful sharp detail.

[Nagesh Mula]

Well captured Stuart!!

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the kind words. Much appreciated.