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Wigeon Flare
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Wigeon Flare

by Ron Bielefeld

Gallery: AvianPosted December 3, 2012230 views14 comments
On a grey sky morning, this male wigeon was looking to land with a flock of his kind sitting on the water below. As they often do, this bird was making an inspection pass before his final approach to land.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc
ISO 800
1/2500s
f/7.1
Manual exp.
Hand held

Comments

14 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 3, 2012 at 4:21 PM
No nits from me. Everything about this image is spot on. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 3, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Masterful.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Lusk on December 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Wow! Gorgeous shot. Excellent detail throughout, with a sharp eye.

Who could ask for more? :toast:
Registered on September 17, 2005, 312 Posts, 600 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 3, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Thanks everyone. Really appreciate the comments.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on December 3, 2012 at 8:01 PM
Wow! As good as it gets! :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 3, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Awesome amount of detail and great full extension. Softer light would be a plus
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by wade pettitt on December 3, 2012 at 8:39 PM
Beautiful. I love the wingspread through the frame.
Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 3, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Outstanding Ron,
The detail is so good I can see the droplets of water on the breast feathers.
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 4, 2012 at 4:18 AM
Killer stop action flight shot Ron. The large version is awesome, wonderful detail. :eek:

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Peter May on December 4, 2012 at 8:07 AM
Two alulas up! Haven't seen that in many duck flight shots. Excellent work, Ron.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 7 Posts, 239 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 4, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Not much to say as you're up to your high standards again, Ron.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 5, 2012 at 2:35 PM
Way to cool, excellent flight shot full of details, I like seeing the feather patterns under the wings.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 9, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Killer flight image, Ron!
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Super flight pose, sharpness and techs as usual, Ron. Thanks for sharing. :toast:
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments