Wood Duck- Santee Lakes

[Steve Bein]

This image was too tight on the bottom, so I added a little. The eye is not as sharp as the portrait I posted a few days ago, but the action and early low light prevented me from achieving more. I did not go higher in ISO. Shot a year ago.
5D
500mm IS
1/200 sec, f/4
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 640
Flash: On

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iove the colors and pose,my only nit little room from the right!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice high speed flap. :) I agree that it is a bit tight in the frame. Some of the whites look borderline hot, maybe you could tone them down.

[John Cooper]

Great image Steve of the wing action while maintaining sharp focus on head and body. Composition would be greatly improved by a bit of space in front of bird, and agree with Axel that the whites are borderline.