Mallard preening

[Kerry Perkins]

Captured at the local duck park, which is always good for something interesting! Late afternoon sun with the trusty 400mm f/5.6.

50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/1000 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Geoff Malosh]

Superb detail, and a good action moment caught as well. It's easy sometimes to forget how beautiful a male mallard can be. The composition is strong here too, I really like the close crop (if it's a crop and not already full frame). *Very* well done!

[Martin Wallis]

Great detail & lighting on the head. Good action caught as mentioned

[Paul Lagasi]

Contortionist drake mallard...sharpness, exposure, head color... well done

[Harshad Barve]

excellent image , loving details and pose here
TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Kerry, nice details and sharpness, great pose too.

[DanWalters]

Really like the details in the duck and the angle of the head.

[Glenda Simmons]

Nice behavior shot with good detail and composition.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image with excellent color and detail and the lighting was just perfect Kerry. Love this one.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kerry, well seen. This happens in front of so many of us but we dont see it. Exquisite feather details on the head.

[Kora Baker]

A really great capture, Kerry! Wonderful details captured. A perfect image for an OOTB experience:D

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful pose,details and exposure Kerry-Well done.:)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

This is a beauty Kerry. The light made all the difference. Looks like an oil painting to me. Well done!