Yellow Bill 9.99 sec

[Chris Kotze]

Took this at local bird spot in Pretoria. Thought I'll share this. I like the way of the freeze frame just before he touch the water.
Canon 40D
Lens 100-400 L

[Kobus Tollig]

Great pose and comp. Like the blue water. You got some noise on the wings here. Pity the feet are in shadow. Still great one

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I Iike the deep blue water,pose and details!

[Juan Aragonés]

Hey Chris, where is the duck landing, water or a mirror? :-D
Wow, the water looks fantastic, like a mirror. You have some noise in the wings and in the reflection but I love the action, wing´s pose, eye contact, light and FANTASTIC feet position. Amazing :-D

[Ramon M. Casares]

I love the moment here, GREAT timing, I like everything (pose, BG, colors, light, detail, etc) only wish you were lower.
Congratulations.

[Connie Mier]

Wow, you caught it just before touch down, great action shot and I think its is turned toward you just enough.

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a beautiful shot, well timed. I agree with Ramon's comment on getting a bit lower would help a lot. Also, as Juan pointed out on the noise, it needs some noise removal. Overall the light on the bird and blue smooth BG more is a big plus. Congrats!!

[Stu Bowie]

Very well timed Chris. I like the turned back wings for landing, and that water is like a mirror. Well captured.

[Ryan Lambert]

Noise nit covered, but super timing and pose captured here...

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Excellent timing & image frozen sharply with good detail, colours & angle of flight.