Duet

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2010180 views14 comments

Had a great shoot at Ft. Desoto this weekend. Saw these two at the last minute. I love how close they ae together. I know the focus is a tad off on the first one but I still like the shot.
Canon 7D 300 2.8 L lens w 2x
ISO 320 f8@ 1/1600 hh

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 10, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Nice capture in spite of your noted nit, textbook formation flying!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Cheryl, this is great. I think the sharpness of the two birds is good. Love the formation. These birds are two male mottled ducks by the way. I might lighten the entire image just a bit if this were mine.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 10, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Very cool shot! I don't see how they could fly that close together without bumping wings or getting in each others way. Air traffic control is needed here! Focus looks good to me.

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on March 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Love the wrap arround look here, I have never seen two birds flying so close together .A unique capture.

Registered on November 16, 2008, 24 Posts, 486 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 10, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Great cool shot Cheryl, as usual

Mauro

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Nice shot, Cheryl. I like the composition a lot.

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Comment posted by István Molnár on March 10, 2010 at 2:40 PM

Very very nice image.
Congrats:lstván

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 10, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Very nice catch!

D&L

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 10, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Really nice duet! I did not notice the focus issue! Great shot!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 11, 2010 at 5:57 AM

When you've got a composition like this you can get away with it being a bit 'soft' but it actually looks pretty sharp to me. I'd be tempted to lighten the dark areas a little to see if you can bring out any more detail. Great shot Cheryl.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 11, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Very interesting image - a close flight.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 11, 2010 at 1:53 PM

Really nice capture Cheryl, I like how close together they are too. I'd go a little lighter on this.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 12, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Cheryl,

I also like how close the ducks are together and the great sky background. I agree with Ron B's ID on them too. I agree with the member's who suggested going a touch lighter on this mage, it would likely show more detail. The slight difference in focus isn't an issue with me for this photo.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 14, 2010 at 7:52 AM

Nicely composed, love the birds two-up like this Cheryl.
Large view looks wonderful, even their expressions captivate

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