Northern Pintail

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all

At last I got my first duck :)
D700, 600mm, ISO400:) , f6.3 , 1/1600 , tripod
PP wise 75 % of FF , levels , contrast , sharpening
All C & C are most welcome and much appreciated
Harshad

[David Fletcher]

Congrats on getting your Duck Harshad. Lovely comp and pose. might be me, but I feel it needs a small ccw rotation. nothing major. Nicely done.

[Randy Stout]

Harshad:

Great sense of action here, with wings fully up, splash,foot position.
Agree with David about CCW rotation.
The head looks a bit soft.

I don't know this bird well enough to be sure, but the whites under the wing look as if they were toned down a bit and gave that grayish effect you sometimes see in post. I certainly could be mistaken here.

I might crop it a bit tighter, personal preference

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Always fun to spot new species...and especially satisfying to capture them on "film". I like the wing tips almost touching, and also the water ation. Agree with CCW rotation. Also wish the subject was bigger in the frame.

Psst...isn't this your second thread in less than 24 hrs?;)

[Stu Bowie]

Congrats on your first duck Harshad, and well timed for the take off. I agree a CCW rotation is needed.

[Harshad Barve]

Psst...isn't this your second thread in less than 24 hrs?;)

I have deleted my earlier post of Pied Bushchat , I hope I am following rules :):)

[Mital Patel]

beautiful shot sir ji.. i would certainly do the CCW rotation. good wing position captured here.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful pose,wing position...action!

[Danny J Brown]

Congrats on your first duck Harshad. Where did you take the photo? Pintails are among our favorites here in Missouri.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Great timing & I like the angle of flight & wing position. Well exposed with great detail & colours. Well done!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Harshad...we dont get to see any duck shots from India..so thanks. Excellent timing I must say. Rest is covered already.

[Marina Scarr]

Big congrats on your first duck. Agree on the rotation. I would crop a tad off the bottom and left. Love the way the wings are almost touching at the apex.