Drake Pintail

Gallery: AvianPosted January 18, 20171,084 views6 comments

I found a place recently which seems to be pretty conducive to "duck in flight" images. Hope to spend some more time there if the rain ever ends! D500, 150-600 @ 600, f9, 1/2000, ISO 500. Love to hear your take on this one.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on January 18, 2017 at 11:43 PM

I like the blue sky background, the detail of the colors on the duck, particularly that green wing patch, which for me has been a real challenge to get. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 19, 2017 at 2:59 AM

Simple and Sweet!

Excellent flight capture of this handsome drake Jim! I'm with Ralph on the wing patch, its very difficult to capture those iridescent colors so nicely.

Sharp Details laugh

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2017 at 9:02 AM

Absolutely perfect, Jim. No nits on this one. Congratulations on a wonderful image and on finding the spot. Never thought I'd hear a Californian complain about rain, though enlightened

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 19, 2017 at 9:04 AM

Wonderful wing position and the techs look great. Maybe a little more room on top is the only suggestion I have.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on January 19, 2017 at 10:09 AM

Jim, very nice shot. I can't say I've ever even noticed the color on their wings before, and this photo shows that off quite well. Love the colors throughout, including the background blue.

Max

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Comment posted by Steve Gettle on January 21, 2017 at 5:18 PM

Well done everything is sharp perfect wing position, a nice image!

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