Shovler in Flight

[arash_hazeghi]

Took a while to get one with full down stroke!



5D MKII + 500 f/4IS + 1.4X TC. f/5.6 1/5000sec ISO 800 (could have dropped the ISO but 5DMKII files are very clean it makes no difference). sw DPP

Hope you like it

Correction: This is a female Gadwall, sorry for the confusion :)

[Harshad Barve]

Arashbhai , this is gorgeous , loved every pixel of this
TFS

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Wow...like this a lot, love the sharpness, the feather details, the color, the catch light in the eye, and the full wing down position. Also like the gray water background. Maybe a little space off the left and more on the right.

The bird seem to be flying parallel to you but does the head seem a bit looking away, or am I just imagine thing?

[Stu Bowie]

Super flying posture Arash, and this is really pin sharp. The shoveller is seperated from the BG so well. Well captured.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Very beautiful Image this, great light, beautiful details and pose.. well done Bhai...

[denise ippolito]

Arash, I like the full down stroke and it was worth waiting for. Very nice sharp details and clean BG. I like the way you framed it tight but not too tight.:)

[Lorant Voros]

I like the full down stroke, the pin sharpness, the colors, soft light, and the grayish water BG. Looks like the 5DMKII is not that bad after all for BIF. Very well done.
Lorant

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Excellent flight pose and detail and I too like the crop you chose here. Thanks for sharing !

[Greg Basco]

Arash, I'll just echo the others and congratulate you on a fine shot. Great job with the light and sharpness and well-presented here too.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks guys for nice comments, looks like it is actually a Gadwall given the reddish patch on the wing, not very good at IDing ducks :D

[Declan Troy]

Hey Arash, you might consider another edit of the species as I think you have a female Gadwall here. The black blotch on the bill of Mallards is on in the mid-region, on Gadwall most of the top is black with the orange only on the sides. The speculum is a bit atypical for either but looks more Gadwall like to me as do those rusty feathers.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Arash outstanding!! The sharpness, eye contact and exposure look spot on!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arash, perfect wing position. Great light....just right. Liked the placement of the bird in the frame a lot. Thx for sharing.

[Trivedi Vatsal]

This is just outstanding image!! I liked the wing position of the bird. Sharpness, Exposure everything is just bang on!!