Ring-necked duck

Gallery: AvianPosted February 6, 2011109 views16 comments

From yesturday evening. Taken in late evening light. I am working on getting landing shots of this species. Fast little buggers. I love how they use their feet to slow down and help change directions when landing. I have had a tough time getting around any flying ducks this year. They all seem to just want to sit on the water and sleep and eat all the time. Very frustrating. I like this shot, but it is too large a crop. Some day a full frame version will be mine, but for now this will have to do.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/3200s
f/7.1
Manual exp.
Hand held
No NR
51% of FF

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 6, 2011 at 10:20 AM

I especially like the wing position and POV, it's nicely composed..
Great job on the exposure in this evening light too.
I'm certain you'll get the one you're after with time Ron

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 6, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Terrific frame, excellent dark tones and details ! Eyes too !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 6, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Crop or not, it works for me! Well done!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 6, 2011 at 1:19 PM

Very impressive - I figured this was yours as soon as I saw the thumbnail. Good flight position to show off the wings.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 6, 2011 at 1:35 PM

Great capture, Ron. I like very much the flight position of the bird, the perfect exposure, the good sharpness and the nice detail, in particular the eye.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 6, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Super Nice Flight Shot Ron

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 6, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Wonderful flight shot Ron, you do such great work with ducks in flight! Lovely, natural colors, background, comp, sharpness & detail.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 6, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Great detail on the head especially and the body. You had good timing to catch him with a slight tilt as he glided in to show the dorsum of the body. Solid image Ron.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 6, 2011 at 10:53 PM

I think this is awesome Ron. Great flight position, great light, tack sharp and the position of the duck in the frame relative to the oof bg is super. Great work!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 7, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Ron,
great flight pose, detail, exposure and background. I like this image a lot.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 7, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Excellent flight pose, and that is a great feature too.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 8, 2011 at 6:34 AM

Nice shot. I like the flight pose and I love the way the eye pops out of that dark head. The green OOF trees add interest to the BG. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 8, 2011 at 11:08 AM

I never get tired of looking at your flight shots. I like how the duck is just above the tree line to really make it stand out againist the blue background. Good detail and that yellow eye reallys stands out, well done.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 8, 2011 at 7:14 PM

Hi Ron

Beautifully captured!!

Great wing position, detail and exposure

Hoping for a full frame capture next time

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 9, 2011 at 1:36 AM

Fantastic Ron - great pose, sharp and some background to give perspective

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 10, 2011 at 7:16 AM

Great camera work here Ron

A lovely, sharp image.
Well done.

Geoff.

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