Pacific Black Duck - display

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark 4, Canon 600 f4, 1/2500, f7.1, iso 640, HH

Got this a couple of days ago. This is not a pre-diving pose but a part of a display when the duck lifts its body up to an almost upright position and swings its head. I was thrilled to get this beautiful rich green as it shows the beauty of this bird IMO.

About 75% of full frame

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Ofer, looks even better at 1024 pix!

[Dave Blinder]

Excellent IQ, nice head angle w/ low perspective, and looks like lighting was good too. There is a minor edge sharpening halo on the lower right of the bird.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, terrific pose. I think this might be the same behavior that I see Gadwalls doing. Low shooting angle and the light are excellent as always. Fantastic IQ. Thx for sharing.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous, this is absolutely fantastic

[Andrew Merwin]

Beautiful image. I especially like the water droplets radiating from his head.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great sharp detail and IQ. Like different pose and comp. Subject is well exposed with good natural colours and water drop take it a level up or 2. Well done !

[denise ippolito]

Excellent pose and the green showing is a very nice touch. Beautifully done!

[Krijn Trimbos]

Great pose, colours and contrast. Love the low angle, but feel this one is a bit too centered. I this were mine I would put the bird further to the right of the frame. Otherwise excellent!