The Gadwall Duck

[James Salywoda]

Male Gadwall Duck
Southern California

Another shot from this holiday weekend the background made the shot for me as this duck really looked
nice against it.

Nikon D300S AFS 600 F4
ISO 800 F6.3 1/2000

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Gary Esman]

You are simply rocking again, extremely sweet shot!

Gary.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Oh my ... killer pose and angle, Jim. He's just jumping out of the screen. Just love the light and background too. Always great to see your ducks.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Great wing position, angle in frame, drops, most of the BG. I might clone stamp over the very darkest black area below the bill. It is just sharp enough to be attention grabbing.

Look forward to more.

Cheers

Randy

[Neil Nourse]

Jim,

I always look forward to your flight shots and this one rocks!!

Nice flight angle, wing position and light make this one for me....

TFS Neil

[Grace Scalzo]

Sweet image Jim...agree that the bg rocks but the duck isn't bad either. So much detail I can count the feathers.

[arash_hazeghi]

awesome dynamic pose, light and details Jim!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful . Nice detail light and wing position

[Dan Busby]

Very sweet background Jim. The duck is great too! - lots of good detail, nice wing position - all good.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent image, my only suggestion is to check the sharpening halo - it is a little apparent around the bill and the tail.

[denise ippolito]

James, Beautiful wing position, sharp and the back ground is a bonus. Randy makes a good suggestion. I don't see a sharpening halo around the bill.