Long-tailed duck

by Paul Fusco

Gallery: AvianPosted February 3, 20062,884 views19 comments

Drake long-tail fly-by, shot last week.

Canon 1Dm2N, 600mmf4 w/2x at ISO 320.
1/640th sec. at f10.

- Paul

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 3, 2006 at 11:36 PM

Wow Paul!!! Gorgeous!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 3, 2006 at 11:38 PM

Awesome shot! Was this autofocus or manual focus?
Nate

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on February 4, 2006 at 1:12 AM

Wonderful shot, Paul! Love the capture and BG.

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Comment posted by Brian E. Small on February 4, 2006 at 2:28 AM

Oh man how I wish this were mine

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Comment posted by Krijn Trimbos on February 4, 2006 at 4:26 AM

Hi Paul,
This is an incredible flight shot. The sharpness of the bird and the details in the feathers look great. I would like to see the bird a little less centered though. Less room on the right and more room on the left. Other than that a perfect photo

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Comment posted by Garth McElroy on February 4, 2006 at 6:04 AM

Oh yea!!!!!!!

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Comment posted by chris hajee on February 4, 2006 at 6:33 AM

this is one we don,t see here often, well done Paul tack sharp

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Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on February 4, 2006 at 7:14 AM

Killer shot, Paul!! Keep em coming

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Comment posted by Bill Garber on February 4, 2006 at 7:51 AM

Great Shot!

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Comment posted by Colin Smale on February 4, 2006 at 7:53 AM

If this were mine I would make a hell of a blow up of it and frame it, woweeee what a shot Paul, yep, wish it were mine too.

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Comment posted by Jasper Doest on February 4, 2006 at 8:16 AM

Now this is nice....and not easy to get as they usually are far away from the shore. Well done on this great shot!

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 4, 2006 at 11:06 AM

Excellent Paul!

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Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on February 4, 2006 at 12:49 PM

Wow, What a beautiful shot. I don't think it could be any better.

Duane Rosenkranz

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Comment posted by David Kjaer on February 4, 2006 at 2:01 PM

Hi Paul

Superb!!

David

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Comment posted by richard ettlinger on February 4, 2006 at 7:33 PM

Sweettttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment posted by Bob Steele on February 4, 2006 at 8:29 PM

Absolutely KILLER!! I'm very jealous...

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Comment posted by Kent Newton on February 6, 2006 at 8:45 AM

Great composition and detail, Paul. Congratulations on your EP.

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Comment posted by Neil Losin on February 7, 2006 at 4:15 PM

Hi Paul,

This is incredible. No nits, just perfect. Where was it photographed?

Good shooting,
Neil Losin

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Comment posted by Juan Aragones on October 1, 2006 at 11:03 AM

Amazing flight! Very nice composition, background and light. The sharpness is killer

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