Wing-and-leg stretch

Gallery: AvianPosted August 20, 2010105 views15 comments

Grey Teal enjoying a good stretch at Bowra, western Queensland.

Canon 7D, EF500 + 1.4x, angle-finder c, tripod set low, ISO 100, f/6, 1/500, cropped for composition and to remove tilt. An oof magpie-lark digitally camouflaged in top-left corner, removed second catchlight.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 20, 2010 at 9:50 PM

Great image Simon. I like the foot out the back. Excellent detail in the feathers. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 20, 2010 at 11:15 PM

Excellent detail; nice colors.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 21, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Great pose and a wonderful low angle, Simon. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 21, 2010 at 1:44 AM

Excellent shot!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 21, 2010 at 3:39 AM

Nice one Simon - low angle, detail and light

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 21, 2010 at 8:01 AM

Gorgeous! Nice sweet light. Great details and composition. Good colors and saturation. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 21, 2010 at 8:01 AM

Great pose. Lovely detail.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM

I always enjoy this pose in waterfowl Simon and it looks especially good with this low angle. Excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on August 21, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Love the wing-stretch and low-angle here, Simon. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 21, 2010 at 3:39 PM

Awesome shot Simon. Love the low angle, it makes this image work. One of my favorite poses for ducks and you had the perfect angle. Love that red eye and habitat too. Very well done. Would love to have this in my files.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM

I really like this stretch pose. Great selective focus. I would prefer to see the foreground a bit less in focus for my tastes.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 21, 2010 at 7:29 PM

Beautiful wing stretch and detail in that plumage. That eye is pretty cool as well. I might crop a bit more off the top and bottom.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 22, 2010 at 3:43 AM

Great shot, Simon! Nice pose and beautiful colors of the complementary FG and BG.!
Mauro

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 22, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Simon

Excellent low angle, light pose and details. Love the view of the eye and the setting. Fine work!

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Comment posted by Rashed Al Falasi on August 24, 2010 at 8:41 PM

hhhhhhhhh liked the picture

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