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Shoveler Duck in-flight

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Posted by Alan Bryant on March 5, 2007 at 2:57 PM
20D
500f4 + 1.4TC
ISO 100
1/1250 @ f5.6
Exposure comp +1/3

C & C welcome

Thank you for your view :smile:
Posted by Jim Greenfield on March 5, 2007 at 2:59 PM
Great capture - love the tongue and the air brakes in action.
Posted by Paul Hillion on March 5, 2007 at 3:11 PM
I tried all day Saturday to get something like this without success! Excellent shot, makes me smile :smile:
Posted by jack chapman on March 5, 2007 at 3:19 PM
great shot. where did you take it?

didn't know ducks had tongues either
Posted by John Chapman on March 5, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Great flight shot and I love the pose Alan. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Paul Gibbs on March 5, 2007 at 3:31 PM
Why does it look to me like the ducks thinking "OH C£*P!" ? Nice action shot.

Posted by Tim Munsey on March 5, 2007 at 3:51 PM
"that's not flying that's falling with style!" Buzz Lightyear would be proud. Funny shot

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Graeme Lee on March 5, 2007 at 4:06 PM
great flight shot Alan, with an unusual pose captured :toast:

Graeme
Posted by Richard Tynan on March 5, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Very good.

It's a different angle :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on March 5, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Well timed shot Alan. The detail and exposure looks spot on. +1/3rd compensation? I was using -2/3rds today as I didn't want to blow the whites. What metering are you using? I used centre weighted.

Thanks

Rob :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 5, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Rob - when i use the 1.4TC on my 500 and 20D, i tend to up the compensation to +1/3.Depending on what i'm shooting the shots always come out right.But i drop it down to 0 when shooting something with loads of white, like swans.Then the whites dont blow.

When i'm not using the 1.4TC, i would like you give it some - .

And i'm using centre weighted aswell.

Thank you all for your comments :toast:
Posted by Justin on March 5, 2007 at 5:43 PM
Excellent flight shot and what an ungainly pose you've managed to capture. :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 5, 2007 at 5:56 PM
Excellent shot Alan, :toast: :toast:

Regards

Barrie
Posted by Paul Thomas on March 5, 2007 at 6:12 PM
I think the slightly open bill and the tongue showing gives the impression that he's not totally in control and it's just about to all very pear-shaped very quickly. Excellent image :smile:

:toast:

Paul
Posted by David Kjaer on March 6, 2007 at 4:44 AM
Love the pose, he looks as though he has just seen you and trying to do an about turn!

David :toast:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on March 6, 2007 at 8:20 AM
Great capture Alan, must be commercially valuable.
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 6, 2007 at 12:44 PM
I must appoligise in not putting what the Shoveler was upto when i took this shot :rolleyes: .

The reason for the strange angle was the Shoveler was chasing another Shoveler away from his lady friend(or he was just trying to impress her lol).

Thank you for the kind comments :toast: