Shoveler with 'Tude

[Nonda Surratt]

Usually can't get with in a 1/2 mile (slight exaggeration) of these guys.

MIII+2xtc @f7.1, ISO 400, 1/1250 +2/3

Critique away and thanks for looking!

[Harold Davis]

nonda, you got yourself a beautiful bird!! love the pose of the bird and the perspective in which you got it from!

i did a little work on it. cropped all 4 sides, added contrast, darkened the water a tad and toned the the hot spot on his butt. might have gone overboard on the contrast.

hope you like it!!:)

[Gus Cobos]

Very good repost Harold.. Nice image and composition Nonda...:D

[Nonda Surratt]

Yep I like it Harold..Thanks! You too Gus:-)

[Alfred Forns]

Those are intense looking ducks !!! Love the Pose Nonda I like the duck looking to the side a lot !!!!

I like the idea of the crop Might leave more to the right for him to look into Just taste

Harold the spot on the tail might be overdone? Doesn't look all that white now? Your doing great PS work !!!

[Gary Dietz]

Nonda
Great capture, I know what you mean about not being able to get very close to these guys. We have 6 pair behind our house and they will fly or swim away everytime we open our back door.

[Nonda Surratt]

Thanks Alfred

Aha! Gary I was using the car as a blind and they just happened to be close to the bank, even so they started moving off as soon as the car was stopped!!!!