Wood Duck over the water

[Desmond Chan]

400mm hand-held. ISO 1600 f4.5 1/800s.

Around sunset. Cropped.

First time ever caught a wood duck flying.

C&C welcome !!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Desmond,
I like the pano crop and strong reflection, the color rendition is good, would suggest cloning out what appears to be water circles just ahead of the duck and toward the bottom near the body, its catching my eye...also the eye looks a tad on the soft side, a touch of selective sharpening will do...congrats on the fine capture...looking forward to the next one...:cool:

[Cheryl Flory]

what a beautiful reflection image! On my monitor, I like the colors better in the reflection, they don't look as saturated, but that is prob due to the sunset. I would rotate it a bit clockwise to line up the eye with its reflection. Hope you get a chance to get more images like this! good capture.

[Desmond Chan]

Thank you for the suggestions !

Gus, the reason I leave the water circles and ripples there is so that people know it's...water :)

[Lance Peters]

Hi Demond - I lke it - colours do look better on the reflection - circles dont bother me. Maybe a tad more space at the bottom.
Good Ha and eye contact, sharp details, great reflection and solid techs.
Big congrats :)

[John Hawkins]

I like the high key effect. I agree with more room on bottom. Wish it were mine.
Thanks

[Bill Dix]

Great capture. These guys fly fast, and the image expresses a sense of speed. Concur about the need for a bit of rotation and selective sharpening. Well done!

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent capture Desmond !!! Nailed the pose !!!

Strong color is due to the soft warm light and looks rather good !!! ..... just wish it was mine :)

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I would love to capture a Wood Duck,.. to get on in flight is a great event - well done.

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Desmond, to echo, I too, wish it were mine. Good show with my favorite duck.