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Posted by Andy Bate on February 16, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Teal
One from today in my new hiding place at Marshside, hundreds of Teal/Wigeon flying right over you, thought with the weather on my side i might crack flight shots .....but no!! still not getting the crisp images im after, starting to give up now!!!

Nikon D2xs
Sigma 500mm
Tripod/393
ISO 320
1/2000 @ F8 (hmmph)

Thanks for looking
Posted by PhilH on February 16, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Andy....

There is not a lot wrong here, so don't give up... its better than anything I get, I do believe the secret is 1 out a trillion shots...

Super flight shot

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 16, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Hi Andy,

This is a nice in-flight shot!

When I shoot in-flight shots I am often sitting at the computer afterwards deleting umpteen shots that are blurred, out of focus, not sharp enough around the head, etc… :biggrin:

I don't know anyone who doesn't! :biggrin:
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Howard on February 16, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Hi Andy,

Cracking shot. Ducks are notouriously hard to hit, so you have done very well. Only thing I would do if it were mine is to crop out that bit of grey at the top of the BG, so it is all that lovely OoF green.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on February 16, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Hi Andy a nice looking image.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 16, 2008 at 3:09 PM


Hi Andy , very good flight shot , I'd be more then happy with it :toast: :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by tony flashman on February 16, 2008 at 3:25 PM
I've been giving up for nearly 35 years!! lol
Keep at it, there will be a lot for the bin but you will get rewarded.

Tony :toast:
Posted by Paul King on February 16, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Hi Andy, nice capture, they can be real blighters at time specially these little ones!! :toast:
Posted by Gary Beers on February 17, 2008 at 5:43 AM
Flight shots are my Nemesis too, but this one is a cracker. Don't give up!
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 17, 2008 at 6:25 AM
Id be happy with this one-nice image
Posted by Sam Mannaerts on February 17, 2008 at 6:27 AM
Cracking flight shot if you ask me!!! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Couldn't do it better myself.

grtz,
Sam
Posted by Jim Greenfield on February 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Worked a treat there anyway - stopped in its tracks!
Posted by David Kjaer on February 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Excellent - these are not easy to capture in flight!

David
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Posted by eric weight on February 18, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Looks pretty good to me Andy. I'll have it if you don't want it.
:toast: :toast: Eric