Crazy legs

Gallery: AvianPosted March 6, 2012225 views16 comments

Lesser scaup hen (I think) running along the water before taking flight. I left a lttle more room on the right to include the splash trail.

D300s with 200-400 VR II and TC 1.4
ISO 500 1/1600 @ 5.6 Hand held

Thanks for your comments.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 6, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Great action - love the flying water drops!
Good detail, nice eye, and wonderful water.
This would also work well as a pano image, if you have more room available on the left.
There is a small processing "goof" at the lower left edge ..

Sandy

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 6, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Nice one Robert - like the decision to leave the splashes, really adds to the dynamics of the shot

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 6, 2012 at 6:05 PM

Perefectly captured shot with the lighting, the bird coming slightly toward you, and the shutter clicked with exactly the right wing and leg position. Really nice. This is one time when it works to sacrifice the space in front of the bird to keep the splashes in the frame. Particularly when captured as well as this. Thanks.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 6, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Nice action - well captured.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Foote on March 6, 2012 at 10:33 PM

Wow...Outstanding. I love the yellow eye.

Registered on February 12, 2007, 15 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 7, 2012 at 4:23 AM

Excellent action going on here Robert!!! Nice wing position, but I especially like back splash. Great shot!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 7, 2012 at 8:38 AM

Love the splash, nice action catch,

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 7, 2012 at 10:28 AM

Love the capture. Tells a story.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Claus Johansson on March 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Excellent shot, wonderful catch. Otherwise there is not much more to add

Registered on March 28, 2010, 18 Posts, 48 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 7, 2012 at 7:14 PM

This is a great capture, great action, everything looks great on my monitor. Looks like you rotated then didn't fill in the blank cropped space on the lower left, easy fix.

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Great capture of the action. Very sharp with nice detail in the bird and in the splash.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Great stop action and timing Robert, a very dynamic image.
I like the wings up pose and it's a good POV as well.

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 8, 2012 at 11:54 AM

Thats a shot to strive fo and you got it. love the angle and trailing water splashing. I want one :)

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 8, 2012 at 2:05 PM

Excellent timing to get this and if you had a little more room on the left side that would put the finishing touch on an already wonderful image, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 9, 2012 at 12:52 AM

Great action Robert, love the running pose and the wake.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 9, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Very nice ''Running on the water'' shot, with a bit more sharpness on the head would be excellent capture.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments