This was taken while waiting for the Bitterns to appear. My efforts over the past week or so have yielded no Bittern shots to speak of, so I was pleased to be able to get this stunning duck taking off.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 7, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Superb capture Oscar, the splash really adds movement to the image. Hope your luck improves with th Bitterns.
Nick.
Posted by David Sewell on March 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM
The whites are a little blown in the facial stripe, hopefully you can tone them down a bit. Even so, a lovely capture at just the right moment, and I love the drops of water from the splash.
David
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 8, 2013 at 2:52 AM
That's a cracker Oscar One thing though - what's going on with the water background in front of the ducks head
The smudge in front of the subject's head is the cloned tuftie? - there is still a trace of reflection in the water evident - if so a bit more work would help lift the image more.
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9 repliesThis was taken while waiting for the Bitterns to appear. My efforts over the past week or so have yielded no Bittern shots to speak of, so I was pleased to be able to get this stunning duck taking off.
Techs:
Nikon D300s
Nikon 600mm f4 AFS-II
Tripod
F4
1/3200s
ISO 400
Stray tufted duck cloned out of the top right hand corner.
All C&C welcome, and please view large.
Thanks for looking,
Oscar
Phil.
Nick.
David
Spot on with the timing, all action at lift off.
The smudge in front of the subject's head is the cloned tuftie? - there is still a trace of reflection in the water evident - if so a bit more work would help lift the image more.
Wel done!
greetings,
Jeroen Stel