Harlequin Drake in fligh

Gallery: AvianPosted January 26, 2011136 views5 comments

Photo taken almost exactly one year ago in Barnegat, NJ. I saw this guy coming out of the corner of my eye, and only got sharp two of thirteen frames I blasted at him. This was one of them... Lucky grab!

I sure miss this spot, and better put some more effort into finding similarly awesome places in the PNW... I know they're out here somewhere.

Nikon D300, 500mm+1.4TC
1/1250 sec at f/8, ISO 400
~90% of frame

C+C welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on January 26, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Alex, I really like this shot. One of the most beautiful ducks IMHO. Sharp except for a bit of acceptable wing movement. Whites are always a tough contrast on these guys. Well done

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 26, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Sweet flight shot Alex

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 26, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Alex,

A very nice flight shot of a duck that must have been a challenge to expose. Love the blue water background.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 27, 2011 at 5:04 AM

Love the contrast between the wing blur and the very sharp head on this one, Alex. Top shot IMO.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 27, 2011 at 8:33 AM

Spectacular frame !
Jagdeep Rajput

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