Black-bellied Whistling Duck

[Stu Bowie]

I went to the local pond in Pretoria on early sunday morning and came away with this image. These guys are not from around here, so could be an escapee. They are however related to our White-faced ducks which are plenty at this location. This is almost FF. Added a slither of canvas top and right.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1000
F/6.3
ISO 640

Exp Comp 0
Hand held

[Mat Bingham]

Excellent photo. Light is fantastic. Well done.

[christopher galeski]

spot on Stuart,love the light,as usual,great detail.well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet light pose sharp details and gorgeous BG!

[BenBotha]

Absolutely brilliant! The light, sharpness, pose, everything spot on.

Ben

[Dumay de Boulle]

Amazing BG and light...Love the pose and IQ is tops!

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Stuart! I like the light, sharpness, pose, details and BG.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

A beauty Stu, love the golden light and sharp detailed bird.

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb ,Stuart.

[rajojomanik]

Great find Stuart, killer BG and light.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the feedback and kind words everyone. Always appreciated.

[gail bisson]

The light is awesome. Great colors. Nice wing position,
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Sutart, one of the best I've seen for this species. They nest here but are a bit skittish at my usual spots. Stunning light and wing position. IQ great as usual. I wouldn't change a thing.

[Steve Canuel]

Nicely done Stuart. Great pose, detail, and BG color and texture.

[dankearl]

Full frame at 400mm?
You are a master at these.
Excellent in all aspects.

[Ken Watkins]

Stuart,

Remarkable!

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Sorry to be so late to the party. One of your best! Colors, pose, angle in frame, BG, all top notch.

Congrats.

Randy

[Frank Schauf]

Exellent image quality, great details and light.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the kind words.