Northern Shoveler Hen

[James Salywoda]

Northern Shoveler
Southern, California

This perspective really shows off the large shovel bill that gives this species its name.

Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/1250 F7.1 ISO 640

Thanks For Looking
Jim

[Grace Scalzo]

OK, Jim, now you're just showing off. Seriously, another stunning image. All the techs look perfect, combine that with a complimentary background, the slight motion blur of the wings, the droplets on her body and under the wings, the lovely eye, make this a delight. You've got a fantastic duck series.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Grace stole my words. Simply stunning!! Did you try a more pano crop with little more room at the front? I am thinking it might look better.

[Gail Spitler]

The angle is perfect. Love the detail, especially on the upper right wing. BG is the perfect complement in terms of colors
Stunning

Cheers
Gail

[Fabs Forns]

Awwww, I just love those water drops in her belly. You are really getting some serious collection of great birds in gorgeous light. Keep them coming.

[James Salywoda]

Did you try a more pano crop with little more room at the front? I am thinking it might look better.

Thanks for comments. I thought about the pano but I just liked this presentation better for web display but I do think it could go either way.

[Lorant Voros]

James,

Looks like you are getting specialized in these kind of images. This one rocks as well with the detail, pose, wing blur and fantastic BG. Well done.

[A_Maddah]

Hi james
Another your great capture.Congratulations!

Asad

[Mike Lentz]

Another winner! You must be taking care of these guys, because they sure are taking care of you!
I'm not sure which I like more... the duck or the killer BG?!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool details, light, BG and sharpness. The wing position might not be ideal but it really does show the bill very well. I would tone down the whites on the wings a bit, they are partially overexposed.

[Bill Dix]

Yet another spectacular DIF (duck in flight). One by one you're racking up all of my favorite waterfowl species. The shovel bill, eye contact, BG and water drops make this a killer image. Once again, well done!

[Ted Willcox]

Just another great BIF by James. Like I said before I just love looking at them!!
Ted

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just loved it! Superb light, detail, BG, nice pose, detail, colors and sepcies! Big congratulations! :)

[Nagesh Mula]

James, all your duck flights are great. Very sharp, well composed and nicely taken. Congrats!!

[Peter Coskun]

Great exposure, great eye contact and overall great image. The water droplets really add to the detail of the bird. I also like the out of focus wing tips on each side, really shows a sense of movement.