not your usual pose

From my trip to the Pacific NW - Drake Mallard in a slightly different pose - no cropping.


EXIF:
Exposure Time 0.0005s (1/2000)
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 320
Focal Length 540mm
Photo Dimensions 3872 x 2592

That is a unique pose to have caught it in Marc. It really show life in the animal which I think is great.
Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks Brad and Johnny - here's a larger image link for better detail. Unfortunately the largest image I can post here is max. 720 pixels on the long side, so I've uploaded it instead. I use SmugMug, so it's either 600 or 800 pixels on the longest side if I link to the image...

Here's a link to a larger image, so you can better see the details:
http://www.marclangille.com/photos/397958118_2TGDB-XL.jpg

Hope that new link helps! I was taking someone else's lens for a spin to see how sharp it is. Very sharp, even wide open. It's quite a lens...

Regards,
Marc

Nice action shot Marc. There does seem to be a lot of detail in this shot, even at web presentation size. Sounds like you may be spending some money soon!

Thanks Wayne! It's used, but in mint condition. I know how much he paid for it, but low to mid $3K is still something that makes you pause for a short while. Brand new it ran around $7K. I may have to wait until the new year...

What's amazing is it's focal length for a zoom: 250-600mm with a constant aperture of F/5.6. Front element is 112mm: same as my 300/2.8. It's not light at 11 pounds, but certainly sharp wide open - at both ends, and all the way through...

Now that is water off of a duck's back!

That would be the perfect lens for you...
Nice too see you posting here!