# Gadwall Final Approach

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [April 17, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883 "2022-04-17T15:36:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883/1 "2022-04-17T15:36:34Z")

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![GADWALL](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/9/b9fb959dde267b2a85f0a55f9c90a6a26108b8e3.jpeg)

### Description:

I caught this landing Gadwall landing early one morning on a glass like pond.

### Specific Feedback Requested:

### Pertinent technical details or techniques: D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, hand held, 1/2500th, f 5.6, 750mm, ISO 1250, cropped to 1235 x 1416.

Is this a composite? (focus stacks or exposure blends are _not_ considered composites)  
no

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**Author:** ![David\_Bostock](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_bostock/32/34921_2.png) [@David\_Bostock](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bostock)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883/2 "2022-04-17T16:46:07Z")

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Very cool capture, Dave. Love the reflection.

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**Author:** ![JohnSnell](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/johnsnell/32/17896_2.png) [@JohnSnell](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JohnSnell)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883/3 "2022-04-17T17:04:30Z")

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Very cool, Dave. I always love how “mirrors” like this show us a different side, literally, of the subject. How else can you see the underside of a gadwall up close?! The photo is also delightfully disruptive of my reality, like, wait a second, I need to hang on the something until I can make sense of this.

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**Author:** ![karlag](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/karlag/32/40112_2.png) [@karlag](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/karlag)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883/4 "2022-04-17T20:28:32Z")

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@Dave_Douglass That’s really some calm water! I thought it was sky at first and was confused by one of the gadwells seemed to be upside down. 😃 When I realized it was a reflection, I found that really impressive. It definitely illustrates how calm and quiet the water is.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gadwall-final-approach/27883/5 "2022-04-18T11:43:32Z")

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Dave, the quality of the reflection is excellent and the “surprise” does make for fun viewing.