Icey landing for Bufflehead

[Suzanne Huot]

Photographed last winter on one of the few days the lagoon had ice on it .

Canon 300 + 1.4
Canon Eos Mk 11 1 D
T,v 1/4000
Av 5.6
ISO 500
Exposure 0

Large crop ,lightened background and patched out a lot annoying broken ice in places

C/C please as wish to learn
Thank you for looking

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the wing position and tail touching the ice. A lower angle would have helped with the dark spots in the BG.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the tail contact on the ice and water drops in the air front of the duck as well.

[Raymond Barlow]

what a fantastic image!! timing, sharpness, just enough environment, wow!

[Danny J Brown]

Great action shot, Suzanne, stark and beautiful.

[ChasMcRae]

You caught the peak of action and I bet this would have made a great video. Did the bird slide or break the skim of ice ?
Great focus,wing spread,tail and tail position.
Actually my first reaction was to chuckle.

[Ofer Levy]

I love this!! Great pose and sharp! Excellent composition. The tail touching the ice is awesome! Maybe slightly oversharpened. Would also try to tone down the bright white area on the head which looks slightly hot.

[Bonnie Block]

Wow this is close for a Bufflehead!
Great details and excellent pose!

[Brad Manchas]

Lovely dynamic image, with the feel of a hood ornament ;)

Just a little hot on the cheek but otherwise an excellent exposure, well done.

[Clement Francis]

Suzanne you have shooting some amazing action shot these days, this one too is out there on the very top.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Exp looks fine to me. Great landing and love the icy surrounds. Well done! :)

[Dave Barnes]

That looks just so cold. Very high on the cute scale as well.
Moment very well capture and presented. I like it when you can feel the atmosphere in an image.

[Mike Veltri]

Love the way the tail is use as a brake along the ice, nice timing Suzanne.

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful one SH, nice details, loved the pose and light and timing is superb.. congrats..

[Suzanne Huot]

Thank you everyone for your C/C on my recent postings . I am learning a lot from you all .The bonus of not only admiring other awesome images from the great photographers posting here but the fact that one can learn from your experiences as well by reading how the photograph was taken and the C/C that follows

Suzanne