Water off a duck's back

Gallery: AvianPosted September 8, 201095 views12 comments

1D Mk1v, 600mm f4, 1/6400. f4.5, iso 400.

First visit to the pond this afternoon and the mallards were great entertainment. Mk iv is proving to be very impressive so far with autofocus.

I just recalibrated my monitor and images are looking rather darker than before - I'm hoping that might help with printing. Comments on this aspect would be appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 8, 2010 at 12:33 PM

The AF really is amazing to capture this so crips and sharp. It looks like it may need a slight CW rotation though as the water apears to lean toward the left (however, this may just be a result of the "wake" made by the duck)

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 8, 2010 at 1:33 PM

Super shot Ian. Love all the spray, which makes the image for me as does the very low angle you are noted for. Maybe just a tad of rotation needed as Luke mentioned. Please keep us informed on how you like the Mk IV as time goes along.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Ian,
Glad the mark 1v is working out for you. Super shot. Were you in a kayak? Very, very low angle which caps this image for me. Very sharp too. Agree about the CW rotation. I might prefer a touch more canvas at the bottom as there is a lot of head room. Also, there appears to be a bit of noise in the water and the background in the larger version which could easily be toned down. Fantastic image Ian.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 8, 2010 at 2:21 PM

It does seem to me to be just a bit dark, but then it could be my monitor also. I enjoy this image, it is not your ususal water spray/duck photo. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 8, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Back at your pond, I see, Ian! Nice, very nice!

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 8, 2010 at 7:08 PM

Love your low-perspective images Ian. Another cracker there mate. Don't you catch a chill in that pond!

My only slight improvement may be some more room below as I think that while we cannot see the feet, they may be still too close to the bottom. In any case, that water shower and the duck's pose are SUPER!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 8, 2010 at 11:02 PM

great looking sharpness, an impressive shower, and your trademark low angle, Ian. very nice.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 9, 2010 at 7:27 AM

Large version is super impressive Ian - superb detail.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on September 9, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Great angle, splashing pose and BG, the droplets add to it.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on September 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM

Beautiful splash and lighting. I like this very much.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on September 9, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Nice action and of course love the low angle. I hope the Mk IV treats you well. Looking forward to see more.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 10, 2010 at 10:02 AM

Another super image from the magic pond.

I think you will find the IV to be miles ahead of the III in terms of auto focus and the ability to use a higher ISO. I find ISO 800 equates to 400 on the III. I think you could add a little brightness adjustment but it looks pretty good as is.

(pretty great actually)

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