Tailgater

Gallery: AvianPosted November 22, 2016141 views3 comments

A group of mallards were flying by and I raised my camera. They caught the movement and started to flare upwards. These two guys almost ran into each other. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f8.0
1/2000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 1000

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on November 22, 2016 at 11:44 AM

Wow! Nice flight image. Great light and detail. Wish they were not overlapping and we could see both birds.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 23, 2016 at 3:51 PM

An interesting image, Jerry. Excellent detail and dof.

devil

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 24, 2016 at 2:15 AM

A very interesting action shot, Jerry! It looks like the problem may be that the front duck's taillights weren't working and the other duck didn't realize he was braking for the landing enlightened

It's an excellent capture with nice exposure and perfectly stopped action due to the fast shutter speed (obviously there was lots of light).

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