"The Elegant Pintail"

[paul leverington]

Mark II 600+1.4X (840) 1/800@f5.7 iso 4

An oldy but a goody.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the pose angle and feel here, just wished for more space around, still loved it, congrats..

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Paul, this one nicely complements my stretching pintail lady I posted yesterday. If lucky I may get a chance with a fully dressed male too! Great low angle. I would only clean out the dark OOF debris around the foot and wing edge. Very appealing image :-)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, pose, soft light and eye contact. I agree on the stuff around the raised leg that is a bit distracting but if I remember correctly, you don't like removing things.

[Brian Barcelos]

Paul, very lovely image. Love all the detail in that stretched wing and the brighter colors on the wing and bill really look great against that BG. Only wished for a little more room up front. Congrats

[Randy Stout]

Paul:

Elegant indeed. Sharp, well exposed,wing position lovely.

I do agree about the OOF BG elements behind the bird.

I might consider a sliver more room to the front (as mentioned by Brian)

On my work monitor, I wish the image was just a bit brighter. I will check again at home.

Randy

[Bonnie Block]

I think this is a stunner, Paul. Wonderful angles and beautiful pose. This is a species that I think is difficult to get a superb image of, and you have done it. I agree with the nit on the little debri---and I think it could go a notch brighter.
Great Image!

[denise ippolito]

Paul, Really nice pose and it does have an elegant look to it. I agree a bit more room up front would be nice but not critical.

[Fabs Forns]

Very cool pose showing part of the speculum and great feather detail. Shame on the distractions in the back intruding on the space.

[paul leverington]

Well Fabiola my dear--maybe I leave one laying around for you so you can catch me! Kind of keeps things spiced up a bit! He-he....

[Daniel Belasco]

STUNNING!!
Love it. Always like these shots where the wing touches the water. I don't mind the minor distractions in the forground nor behind the bird--that's nature.

[Danny Laredo]

Paul, sweet capure and nice timing in this one.
Love the stretch and low angle.

The stuff around does distract a bit...but other then that sweet image.

[Raymond Barlow]

what a sweet image Paul, I like the light, and details considering the soft light, the pose, and sharpness of the moving wing are superb., tells a cool story.

[Dave Brown]

Hi Paul,

Nice photo,the spread wing pose gives it that specisl something. This is a species we take for granted in St.John's as our Pintails have become basically tame.We have unlimited photo ops with Pintails 365 days a year we often don't take advantage of it.

Dave Brown