Northern Pintail

Gallery: AvianPosted December 12, 2011185 views13 comments

This female pintail was nice enough to land right in front of me. I like the bird's position and good feather detail in this shot.

Please view the larger version for max. details. Thanks so much.

Canon 1DM4
500mm + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/3200s
f/6.3
Manual exp.
Hand held
not baited
67% of FF
cloned out a very small piece of vege in the water

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 12, 2011 at 8:45 AM

great light and gorgeous details, Ron. love the wing, neck, and foot position too. if you have a little more room to add at lower left, I'd be interested to see that, but the comp also works as is.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 12, 2011 at 9:55 AM

Duck pops out vry nicely from the background -- very sharp BIF

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 12, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Terrific detail - it is hard to get that sort of sharpness/detail on a stationary bird making this even more impressive. Another masterly BIF image.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on December 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM

So sharp and perfect form. The water droplets add to the image, it must not have flown very far before landing again.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Ron, another enjoyable image. I just like it a lot and that is all I can add.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Another classic capture Ron...great outstretched wing, cool blue background, and excellent light.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 12, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Excellent flight shot that really shows the feather detail and patterns, I like that you can also see the head of the Pintail in the light and a thin line of water droplets on the body as the light seems to be coming from behind the bird. Wonderful timing and well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 12, 2011 at 4:54 PM

No question, Ron, another superlative BIF shot: sharp, beautiful pose, nice bg.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 12, 2011 at 8:38 PM

Great job on this one. Your handling of the light is well done, but the chest is lighter than I would have expected. I like the differing wing positions and detail visible on the left wing. I would like just a bit more room on the left if possible.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 12, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Terrific capture, Ron!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 12, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Wonderful light, beautiful clarity.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 13, 2011 at 9:44 AM

Super flight shot. Sharpness is exceptional and the light is very pleasing. Wonderful background. I especially like the asymmetrical wing positions. Very well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 15, 2011 at 7:50 PM

Excellent capture Ron.
May

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