Flight of Fancy

Gallery: AvianPosted December 2, 2016276 views6 comments

A drake Wood Duck flies low over the water.

Image: Wood Duck in Flight, Northern, MI
Nikon D300S, 600mm 1/500th @ f8, ISO 400

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 2, 2016 at 5:03 PM

Nice job getting a flight shot of this species, Steve. I love the bg and the wingtip reflection. My only nit is that there appears to be a slight sharpening halo around the entire bird. A beautiful image.

devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 3, 2016 at 6:59 AM

Awesome flight capture of this handsome fellow Steve!

Perfect wing position, excellent details!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 3, 2016 at 9:43 AM

Hey Steve,
Welcome to NPN,
Sweet image but then Wood Ducks are my favorite. Outstanding background, detail and wing position. You handled the harsh lighting well.
Look'n forward to seeing more of your work and reading your comments on other's . . . laugh

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Comment posted by David Bogener on December 3, 2016 at 7:05 PM

Excellent capture. I like the wing position, the OOF background, and the angle of light that worked so well on showing off the iridescence in the head.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 4, 2016 at 8:23 AM

Nice one, Steve. Great work with 1/500th , and the colors are amazing. Keep 'm coming ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 5, 2016 at 2:22 PM

Really nice capture of this hard to catch flight shot Steve. The image has has a great color palette. I am also seeing the halo that Dennis mentioned. I love wood ducks, Well done!

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