Red-crested Pochard

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Red Crested Pochard (male ) taking off.
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Pertinent technical details or techniques: Canon 5D4; 500 mm; ISO 200; 1/2500 sec. at F 4.
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2

Love this nice sharp shot of a take-off. Perfectly exposed and a good background. I do find the splashes from the prior take-off a bit of a distraction.

3

I agree about cloning out that splash on the left edge of the frame but boy, that’s a wonderful pose. Really good handling of the whites, too!

4

Beautiful. The head looks tack sharp and there’s some nice blur in the wings. Agree with the others who suggested cloning out the forward splash.

5

Really nice take off shot - the details and exposure spot on. Love the pose. I like most of the splashes but agree removing the one on far left may be an improvement.