Blue-winged teal

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 2010220 views21 comments

The BWT males are starting to look pretty nice around here. Hopefully they will start flying around more as the winter progresses. Still very few doing much flying making getting dynamic in-flight shots of these guys difficult. Please view larger version for max details.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/1600s
f/6.3
Manual exp.
Hand held
a little over 50% of FF
No NR
Digitally watermarked

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on December 28, 2010 at 7:05 PM

I like this Ron, especially the angle that the bird is point more toward you. This is minor, but you might want to consider cloning or blending out the greenish blob in the BG, left side to match the rest. Again, minor but it draws my eye there.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 28, 2010 at 7:28 PM

Great view of this duck Ron - coming toward you at an angle at eye level with wonderful eye contact. Exposure looks good and I like the interesting background. Nice wing position to show the colors. Well done.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on December 28, 2010 at 8:20 PM

Very nice capture of the Teal heading your way ,like the wing position and the complimentory back ground

Registered on December 28, 2010, 32 Posts, 240 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 28, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Beautiful Ron. Great flight shot. The background is just perfect for the bird colors.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 28, 2010 at 8:47 PM

I like the flight angle as well.....nice score!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 28, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Very nice, Ron. I especially like the direction of flight and the fact that we can see detail in the whites of the wing. The far wing seems a little less sharp than the near wing: perhaps a DOF effect. I wonder if a bit of extra sharpening of that wing would help.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 28, 2010 at 10:23 PM

looks great, Ron. nice angle and wing position on the bird, interesting bg, and the comp is just right.

now that you've got the 1D4, I'm wondering if you're thinking about trying out the 2x TC (or waiting for the new one)?

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by dan elster on December 29, 2010 at 12:13 AM

Beautiful backround colors and a tack sharp bird.

Registered on September 23, 2005, 299 Posts, 2443 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Another nice flight shot; I'd be happy with it in my files.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 29, 2010 at 2:46 AM

Superb, Ron. I like this very much. Razor-sharp and sweet light. Wonderful background.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 29, 2010 at 4:35 AM

Sweet capture of this handsome drake Ron

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 29, 2010 at 8:20 AM

A brilliant capture !
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Rogers on December 29, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Hello Ron.

Superb flight shot and excellent detail on the bird, but I have to say that background for me is just as nice and love the colours.

Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 29, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Sweet shot! Wonderful details in this bird, and a great job controlling exposure and not blowing out the white eye stripe. Having him moving towards you at this angle is a big plus as well.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 29, 2010 at 5:37 PM

Great looking flight shot, Ron. You have some gorgeous colours running through the entire image. Wish we had this species here in the UK.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 29, 2010 at 5:44 PM

Great wings down position Ron - shows off the colours well. The background complements the bird beautifully.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 29, 2010 at 6:09 PM

A great flight image Ron, some lovely colours in this one too

Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 30, 2010 at 6:47 AM

Like the POV and angle of the bird, it seems to be flying towards the viewer.
Especially like the complimentary BG here

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 30, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Ron, this is terrific. The colored bg really enhances the already colorful bird. Nice flight pose.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on January 1, 2011 at 6:13 PM

I love the angle Ron!! Wonderful sharpness and exposure!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 1, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Excellent - I'm doing well if I can get an image of a duck sitting on the water, you ducks in flight are most impressive Ron. Lovely background colours too.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments