A Northern Shoveler couple

[Katie Rupp]

These two look like they're out for a Sunday afternoon swim. C&C always encouraged and appreciated.

Canon 40D; Av f6.3, 1/2000; Eval +1/3; ISO 800 and 100-400 @400

[Alfred Forns]

Really nice Katie !!! Might move them up in frame a little and increase contrast a tad but like it a lot. Water looks good, sharp, well exposed and both with good poses !!!!!

btw hope you get to see a group of them feeding, they just go around in circles, makes for a good blur !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Like the pano crop, exposure and details look good. And another bird I haven't seen. Easy to see why they are called shovelers!

[denise ippolito]

Katie, I love the northern shovelers. I got some shots at Merrit Island in FL. last year-but they werte so far away .Good job!

[Gus Hallgren]

Great photo Kathy, though I would like more colour in male, thought head should show more green. Maybe male is not mature?

Uncle Gus

[Harold Davis]

love the pano crop and the light is fantastic!! would like to see them a little higher in the frame to. awesome job!!

[Nonda Surratt]

Aren't they cool duckies?! Really, really good job Katie!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Katie,
I like the pano crop and composition; you have good color rendition and sharp details. The head angles and eye contacts are dead on. just add 1/4 canvas on the bottom to balance out the pano...congrats...:cool:

[Katie Rupp]

Thank you, all! Wouldn't you know---at the last minute before posting I cropped some off the bottom? too funny!