Gadwall

[Karl Egressy]

Different pose, showing the colours in the wing , normally hidden.
I went to Humber Bay Toronto yesterday morning. It is a good place for Ducks this time of the year.
However, we found only two species of ducks other than Mallards.


Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Flash Off
Camera hand held laying on my belly.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, raised wings and setting and might crop a bit off the bottom. A bit more eye contact would have been nice and I see some artifacts in the BG, probably from JPG compression.

[Karl Egressy]

Thanks for the comment Axell. I re-done it from scratch. There is not much room around the bird to compose, since it is almost full size.
I hope you like the new version. I compressed it in tiff this time.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition in the repost better and might crop a tad more off the bottom.

[Brian Barcelos]

Very nice feather detail and colors. I don't mind the HA because you got good dof. I too would like a little off the bottom, maybe up to where your signature is. Congrats

[Stu Bowie]

What wonderful detail and colours from the raised wing, and the repost looks good. Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Very nice feather detail and colors. I don't mind the HA because you got good dof. I too would like a little off the bottom, maybe up to where your signature is. Congrats

Thank you Brian. Here is the change you (and others) suggested.

[Harshad Barve]

beautiful image and BG , 2nd repost is best
TFS