Cleared for landing

[Stu Bowie]

A little while back, I posted this guy as he touched down. This is the image before the actual touch down on the water. A yellow billed Duck taken in Pretoria, at one of the local birding spots. There's not much I can do about the squarish crop.

Here is the link to the previous image. http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=42069

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 640

Exp Comp 0
Hand Held.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Spectacular! Love that the water is without any rinkles. The HT, contrast, exp and colours are great! Cool reflection, well done!

[Ken Watkins]

Definitely spectacular, the only thing I may like to change would be a little more room top and bottom.

Remarkably still water!

[Keith Bauer]

Pretty cool image. Nice sharpness. With the mirror surface on the water it looks very surreal.

[Dave Barnes]

Cool capture Stu. You always seem to get the reflection shots with a glass water surface. (must be a PS function, I cant find.:D)
I like the comp, detail and colour. The image looks a tad oversharpend to me? (Face looks a bit crispy)

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

a beautiful image here!
beautiful reflection,pose,details!!!

[David Fletcher]

Works for me! Neat! VWD!

[Austin Thomas]

Well caught. What a reflection on the still water.

Thanks for sharing

Austin

[Chris Kotze]

Well timed and super reflection. Lovely colours well captured

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Super water bro. Love the pose and clarity. Great framing. Thanks for sharing mate. :)

[Daniel Belasco]

Beautiful image. Good form on the landing--give him a 10!

[Harshad Barve]

Spectacular image ,
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the kind words.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, Nice details and I love the pose. It almost looks like he's floating in mid-air. The reflection really adds to this IMO.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Love the reflection. Great timing and wing position.