Ring necked duck

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Canon 1D4, 300 f2.8, 2x II
1/1000, f8, flash e-ttl -1

A basic duck image, but I had to work hard to get close to this guy.

The slight halo above the head is present in the raw as well, so I didn't attempt to fix it.
Removed a couple of water droplets from the body as they appeared too bright from the flash.

Comments much appreciated.
Thanks

[Troy Lim]

Superb shot overall...nothing to add.

[Ron Sprunger]

Whoa! What an eye, and what a shot. That eye even glows in the reflection, and the background sets off the eye. Absolutely wonderful.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great low angle, lovely background, and light. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light, pose and low angle Sidharth. very sharp too

[dankearl]

Sidharth, agree with all of the above comments.
One of the best you have posted.
The colors are very nice.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Sid, great flash work which in turn has brought out the dark plumage very well. Good low perspective, and just love the colours in the BG. The single droplet on the tail adds a nice touch. Well captured.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice image Sidharth. Sharp, well exposed, appealing colours. I love the small wake in front of this fella.

[gail bisson]

Great low angle and I love the Bg colors,
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

absolutely beautiful. love drake-on-calm-water shots. Out here in Dallas, they are pretty hard to get close to as well. excellent BG and details. perfect shooting and duck angle.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful look at this guy with some really awesome image colors. Nice flash work too.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all the the kind comments. I appreciate it.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Sidharth! I like the low angle, sharpness , eye and BG.