Yellowbilled Duck

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Have been trying for a while to get one sharp in focus. Taken at the Pilansberg Nature Reseve.

1D MK III
600mm f/4 (Handheld)
ss 1/3200
f/7.1
ISO 400

[Stu Bowie]

Amazing sharp Gerrie, and I like the light and detail in this. Killer BG too. That 600 looks like its producing the goods.;) Very well captured.

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Perfectly freezed. The wing position is just superb, with great light and BG, what more does one want.

[Hugh J McLaughlin]

BG compliments a superb subject that is tack sharp.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice!! Excellent wing position, and wonderful BG. The yellow bill really stands out nicely. I would only place the bird a little less tight at left, and perform some minor eye fixings (remove second faint catchlight below pupil, and darken pupil)

[Aidan Briggs]

Ditto Daniel. Lovely light, wing position, and BG. The shoulder looks slightly sharper than the head, but it us barely noticeable, and the head is still very sharp.

Well Done!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good sharpness, wing position and BG. I would only put the bird slightly further to the right in the frame.

[christopher galeski]

great shot Gerrie,its all been said,I agree with Axel about moving the bird slightly to the right.thanks for a great shot.

[David Fletcher]

Cracking shot Gerrie. Tack sharp, love the water drops and kiler bg.

[Ramon M. Casares]

This is just great! Pose, BG, light, detail, sharpness, exposure, colors, comp.... al A+
Congratulations!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank yu for viewing & commenting everyone. It is much appreciated.

[Dave Barnes]

Yes this is nice and sharp Gerrie, has a good BG and colour. I like the comp as presented.
Just watch the halo, starting to show below the head and tail.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Superb one gerrie, loved the angle, pose and details.. Big congrats for this brother..

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & commenting Dave & Kiran. It is much appreciated.