Mallards In Fall Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted November 2, 2014289 views11 comments

From yesterday... I think this shot has a nice fall feel to it. I like the colors and that the ducks are separated pretty good from the BG. I had good morning light to work with. I also applied some noise reduction to the background.

Thanks for looking; any comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Larger image provided for detail.
Canon 70D
Canon 400mm 5.6
1/2500
f/7.1
ISO 800
HH
Processed with Lightroom 5.6, CS5

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 2, 2014 at 4:46 PM

Nice capture. SCREAMS Fall.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 3, 2014 at 6:19 AM

Excellent in flight capture of these mallards, Steve. Perfectly framed by the fall colors in the bg. This would make an excellent print.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 3, 2014 at 7:20 AM

Steve,
Great colours in this one, but needs to be viewed large.
I might consider more NR on the background,

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 3, 2014 at 9:07 AM

Hey Steve,
Nice to get all three in a tight group and with good wing positions as you have done here. The separation from the BG is very good and has a 3D feel to it that adds to the nice balance of the composition.
Wish I'd been with you on this morning . . .

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 3, 2014 at 3:43 PM

This is a lovely bird small in the frame image Steve, the autumn colors and setting are wonderful.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 3, 2014 at 6:19 PM

Nice flight shot, Steve. It does have an excellent fall feel to it. I might crop a bit off the top to take the birds more out of the center vertically.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 4, 2014 at 12:52 AM

A Jerry says, this really shouts Autumn. Very good capture and nice techs on the birds. If it were mine, I'd do a little more noise reduction on the background.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 4, 2014 at 6:10 AM

Stunning setting and colour Steve

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 4, 2014 at 10:37 AM

Thanks everyone for the comments. I will do a little more work on the noise reduction and see if I can improve it.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 5, 2014 at 8:09 AM

Wonderful composition, love the colors.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 5, 2014 at 6:44 PM

A beautiful autumn flight action photograph Steve. I really like this composition. Great job nailing sharp focus on the mallards with such a background.

Sweet Photo

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