A Perfect Landing Bufflehead Duck

[James Salywoda]

Bufflehead Duck
Southern California

I really liked the landing pose captured as it really lite up the iridescent feathers these are cute
little ducks.

Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/2000 F6.3 ISO 800

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Kiran Poonacha]

I loved it too James Bhai, The surf adds to the colorful frame well.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful splash down captured. These are hard ducks to get close to on Long Island. Love the big pink feet.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

The colors on the head and action are great. These are fantastic little ducks, and as Grace mentioned for her local, they are very hard to get close to in Michigan as well.

In a perfect world, I wish he was rotated a bit more towards us so that the wings would be less end on and display better.

Still, a very cool picture.

Cheers

Randy

[Jonathan Ashton]

Brilliant and entertaining shot he looks as if he is really enjoying himself! Great timing and exposure.

[Gary Hamilton]

great image, as usual. perfect timing and super colors. it looks like it is water skiing!

[Dan Busby]

Love it James! That puffed up chest and cheeky look on the face just about says it all - a perfect landing. Great action and control of the whites.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

James, excellent exposure and that pose. unique to this duck...their landing is so interesting to watch( and watch is all I have done as they are always far out here :-) Is this full frame? If you have space around, it will be better I think. Wishing for a tad higher SS...they are quite fast.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

So cute! the local surfer. Great action, great colors.

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. Wonderful timing, great landing pose, and exposed very well.
Well done.

[ramesh anantharaman]

I love this image. the action and as you said the colours have enhanced the cuteness of this already cute bird a lot. superb action.