BB Whistling Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted August 28, 2011189 views25 comments

From this morning. Had some great light and wind this morning. BB whistling ducks generally do not fly in a very dynamic fashion, but the strong wings made them have to fly a bit more aggressively than normal. This bird banked hard to get into an area where others of its kind were swimming around. Please view the larger version for max detail. Thanks.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
f/5.6
1/3200s
Manual Exp.
Hand Held
70% of FF

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Great detail. Very nice flight shot.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 28, 2011 at 7:21 PM

Great flight image. The detail, color, comp. and background are great.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 28, 2011 at 8:10 PM

Awesome! Wonderful position to show off every feather in both wings. Nice detail and exposure as usual.

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

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 28, 2011 at 8:32 PM

Luscious detail. Can't imagine a finer angle of exposure for getting the aerodyamics and feather detail of those wings, than you have here.

Charlie

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 28, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Beautiful light with rich deep colors and complimentary background and great definition of the bird. Looks like there will be plenty of BBWD. One couple near my house has 11 chicks.

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

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM

Great capture, the detail is really remarkable.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 28, 2011 at 9:24 PM

This is really beautiful Ron. The light is fantastic. The in-flight pose shows all the wonderful color and detail. Terrific!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 28, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Yikes..perfect!
A great look at the topside, which we rarely get in flight.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Backlund on August 28, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Very, very nice!!!!

Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 28, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Really excellent banking pose Ron. Beautiful colors and textures, perfect exposure, sharpness! Not much room for improvement as far as I can tell. I'm envious at your great flight photos, assume you have a lot of opportunities with ducks at close quarters to get so many killer shots.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 28, 2011 at 11:36 PM

Beautiful, Ron. Gorgeous light and excellent detail. I like the pose.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 28, 2011 at 11:57 PM

One of your very best, Ron! Stunning sharpness. I can really feel dynamics of the dive with the spread out wings and feet. Nice top angle view and comp too.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 29, 2011 at 3:35 AM

All I can say is...AWESOME! Nice work again Ron. Not a nit from me.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 29, 2011 at 7:58 AM

You always seem to get some of the best angles on these Ron, this is no exception.
Technical side looks excellent and I especially like this view of the wings here

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

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 29, 2011 at 9:09 AM

wonderful, Ron--I love the wing position and the downward look. details are excellent. everything is up to your usual standard, which occasionally I start to take for granted--until I am quickly reminded after raising my own lens on a much easier slow-moving BIF and returning home to the underwhelming results.

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

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 29, 2011 at 1:04 PM

An unusual and incredible view, great flight shot Ron

Ken Archer

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

Comment posted by David Haynes on August 29, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Oh my Ron. All I can say is that I wish this mine. The light looks exquisite, and I love the top of the wing look and feel to this. Great feather detail and the whites are absolutely perfect. The soft, blurred out background is just icing on the cake. WOW.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 29, 2011 at 5:36 PM

No nits from me, Ron. Especially good detail for being wide open. Excellent work!

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 29, 2011 at 8:27 PM

Incredible shot, Ron. This bird is spread out as much as it can be spread out! It allows us to have a great look at the whole bird. Fine color. Great bg. Outstanding.

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

Comment posted by KC Choo on August 29, 2011 at 8:37 PM

Excellent pose for this flight shot in very nice light.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 29, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Ron, I think this is one of the best flight shots you have posted, and that is saying a lot. Awesome lighting. The colors of the duck just pop. Great background, just an all around awesome image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on August 30, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Just love this! Everything works beautifully - background, flight pose

Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Ron when you say view the larger image for more detail it certainly is full of superb detail,wish i could get anywhere near this with a flying bird,super shot.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 30, 2011 at 8:25 PM

Looks pretty good from where I am laying !
Great stuff Ron.