Texas Mallard Drake

Gallery: AvianPosted March 5, 2016106 views12 comments

I liked the wing position on this guy. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014, along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f8.0
1/5000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 640

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 6, 2016 at 6:57 AM

Nice capture! Handsome specimen, tack sharp with great wing position. Well done.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 6, 2016 at 10:36 AM

These guys move like a rocket. Nice capture and very good techs.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on March 6, 2016 at 11:47 AM

Another good flight shot Jerry, and the light has brought out the sheen on the head nicely.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 6, 2016 at 3:08 PM

Excellent flight shot of this fast species, Jerry. Excellent angle and light.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 6, 2016 at 4:22 PM

Nice fligght shot. Excellent detail. Good wing position. Contrast seems a bit flat to me, and the histogram shows you could move the black slider in a bit and the upper slider in for better tonal range.

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 6, 2016 at 4:39 PM

I like the wing position too,k Jerry. A really nice flight shot.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 6, 2016 at 8:09 PM

Really nice rich colors and great flight shot here Jerry.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 7, 2016 at 2:56 AM

Jerry,
Great pose, perhaps a tad more contrast

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 7, 2016 at 9:52 PM

Nice wing position on this one Jerry. Looks like you can give this a touch of contrast boost and even a touch more saturation (just tiny amount).

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 8, 2016 at 7:03 PM

Wonderful flight shot Jerry.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 12, 2016 at 8:33 AM

Terrific capture with great wings position!
One more vote for boosting the contrast.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 20, 2016 at 12:16 PM

Thanks everyone for all the comments. Boosted the contrast and saturation a bit. I think it helped.

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