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Posted by Terry on August 27, 2006 at 5:44 AM
Canon 20D, 100-400@235, 1/1000, f7.3, iso400

Mallard taking off from the river.

All comments appreciated.

Terry
Posted by Rob Ashton on August 27, 2006 at 6:04 AM
Explosive shot Terry. :toast:

Rob
Posted by Vincent Jones on August 27, 2006 at 6:33 AM
Wow :eek: One of the best Mallards shots I have seen, very different & as Rob said above "An Explosive Shot"

Pleasure to view :toast:

Vince
Posted by Dave Courtenay on August 27, 2006 at 2:46 PM
Only just in the frame and in an ideal world would have a tad more room in front but the water droplets make up for it :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on August 27, 2006 at 6:24 PM
I like the way the Mallard's wings are blurred, giving that sense of movement, whilst much of the water appears frozen. Certainly an unusual take on a common bird. Excellent!

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Posted by Alan Bryant on August 28, 2006 at 6:42 AM
At last somethng different.Great action shot and very well captured.

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Posted by Terry on August 29, 2006 at 2:22 AM
Thanks for the comments Guys, most appreciated :smile:

Terry
Posted by PhilH on August 29, 2006 at 3:44 AM
Excellent image with a great dynamic feel, only minor nit is that it looks a touch oversharpened on my monitor, but that really is minor.

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Posted by David Kjaer on August 29, 2006 at 4:39 AM
Hi Terry

You certainly caught this one at the right moment - agree with Phil re slightly oversharpened!

David :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on August 29, 2006 at 10:07 AM
This is superb! An unusual take on a common sight, with wonderfully explosive results. A perfect mix of split-second timing, action and wonderful light. Well done indeed. :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on August 29, 2006 at 1:01 PM
Cracking shot, it works wonderfully.

:toast:

Tim