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White-cheeked Pintail
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White-cheeked Pintail

by Basri Akcasoy

Gallery: AvianPosted March 23, 201490 views11 comments
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

22/03/2014 15:59

1DX - 500mm f/4 II
1/1250
f/4
ISO 160
Handheld

Thanks for looking, your C & C are appreciated...

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on March 23, 2014 at 2:51 PM
Basri,
That is one very cool looking duck. Love it. You captured a very nice pose. Larger version is very detailed and sharp. Whites look great with room to spare. Very Pretty. Wish we had these here!!!
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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 23, 2014 at 3:02 PM
Very nice! I really like the pose and the position of the head and neck. Nice detail and colors too. I like the "nose bleed". :smile:
Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 23, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Bodacious, perfect shot—water, bird, comp, angle—I've seen few better! :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 23, 2014 at 6:11 PM
Wow! This is top notch. Beautiful bird.
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 23, 2014 at 9:56 PM
Great pose of this super cool looking duck, excellent detail and nice water color.

Sweet One Basri!
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 23, 2014 at 10:32 PM
A beautiful duck and The detail in the larger image is excellent. I like the pose and head turn and the quality of the water as well. My only nit might be that just a touch more dof to bring the near side into sharp focus would have been nice.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 23, 2014 at 10:51 PM
A lovely pose, and a nicely complementary color in the water. I agree with Dennis that you could have improved the shot with a bit more depth of field and gotten the near flank crisper. With the 1D-X, it's safe to floor the ISO at 2000 or so and shoot in aperture priority.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 24, 2014 at 4:06 PM
Simply beautiful.... Good piece of photo-work :toast: , Hans
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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on March 24, 2014 at 5:33 PM
Simply outstanding, gorgeous in every way. Chet :toast:
Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 24, 2014 at 6:03 PM
Now that's a duck with attitude and mighty handsome to boot. Very nice, thank's for sharing it. :toast:
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 24, 2014 at 7:20 PM
Never seen this species before, but sure wish I had. Very cool duck great job on the techs.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments