Northern Pintail

[Mital Patel]

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Male
Gujarat, INDIA

1D MARK IV, 500 F/4 + 1.4TC
1/2500, f/9, ISO 640 @ 700mm
Dec 11, 2011, 10-10 am
Manual Mode
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[Bill Jobes]

This is a beautiful flight study of the Northern Pintail, Mital.

Exposure, comp, sharpness all spot on.

The BG colors complement the bird in a most appealing way.

My only suggestion to possibly improve the excellent image, is to try to restore some feather detail in the bright whites on the neck.

That said, I like the photograph very much, as presented.

[dankearl]

Looks like a Watercolor Duck stamp, Mital.
Great BG and very nice detail on a difficult subject to get a nice BIF of.
Nice work.

[Mital Patel]

This is a beautiful flight study of the Northern Pintail, Mital.

Exposure, comp, sharpness all spot on.

The BG colors complement the bird in a most appealing way.

My only suggestion to possibly improve the excellent image, is to try to restore some feather detail in the bright whites on the neck.

That said, I like the photograph very much, as presented.

Bill,

You've made a really good notice. and i've tried to correct it a bit with mask on white's.
Hope this works.

[Mital Patel]

Btw Bill

I would still prefer the OP as it represents the dimensional light well and when i checked picker i saw there were still some detail.

For image this is fine but if i see the pintail this is more buffed up to what we see it actually here in our part when they arrive they have slight yellow say 5% over to 95% white belly or underpart.

[Bill Jobes]

Very nicely done, Mital !

Bill,

You've made a really good notice. and i've tried to correct it a bit with mask on white's.
Hope this works.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Mital! I like the sharpness, composition and complimentary BG.