# Black-bellied Whistling Duck **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663 "2025-05-20T11:58:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/1 "2025-05-20T11:58:41Z")
![Black-bellied Whistling Duck.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/a/4a52395b60c8ac3c50f6e42f8aea090eed4ac3a8.jpeg) ![Black-bellied Whistling Duck 1.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/f/af31e3ebd1206989d119ad970e9405c63c004dd6.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Seen recently at the state park pond. ### Specific Feedback Any ### Technical Details Canon R7, 200-800mm@672, monopod ISO 2500, f10, 1/3200s Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop. * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/2 "2025-05-20T12:14:20Z")
Your really nailing these BIF shots, Allen. Tack sharp and catching them coming towards the viewer. I prefer the first one for the wing position and the trees in the background. Do you have a dedicated button for these shots? ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/3 "2025-05-20T12:18:40Z")
Hi Allen, thank you. I don’t have a dedicated button. I just change settings in manual mode on the fly. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/paul_breitkreuz/32/400_2.png) [@Paul\_Breitkreuz](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Paul_Breitkreuz)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/4 "2025-05-20T14:14:11Z")
Allen, these are absolutely stunning images. Outstanding detail and clarity throughout. Although both have a painterly look to them the first is amazing in that appearance overall. … 👍 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/5 "2025-05-20T14:49:11Z")
Hi Allen Great shots, The coloring, eye contact and feather detail is spot on. Like Allen, prefer the first frame. Peter ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/6 "2025-05-20T15:50:51Z")
And flying toward you with great eye contact! Excellent images, Allen. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Haynes](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@David\_Haynes](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Haynes)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/black-bellied-whistling-duck/46663/7 "2025-05-22T01:06:58Z")
What a beautiful duck. We don’t have those here that I know of. As others have said, that first one is really nice. Great head angle, wing position, feet visible, head not cut off by the wing and good light. What more can you ask for? Oh, maybe a second image to go with the first. LOL