Drake Mallard in flight

[zach]

I shot this at a local lake in San Diego.

http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/500/1386Mallard-med.jpg

[RJSorensen]

I have been working on these of late . . . yours is much better than the ones I have been getting. Nice shot.

[lomond]

Yup, I'd say you nailed that mallard.
Out of interest, what lens and settings did you use.

[Raj]

Very nice shot.
A very good catch I would say.

[Mills]

What a great catch!

[zach]

Yup, I'd say you nailed that mallard.
Out of interest, what lens and settings did you use.Using a DReb and Tamron 75-300mm
Shooting Mode
Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/1000
Av( Aperture Value )
7.1
Metering Mode
Center-weighted averaging
ISO Speed
400
Lens
70.0 - 300.0mm
Focal Length
300.0mm

Not the sharpest lens for flying birds, but it lets me practice.

Thanks for the compliments all.

[lomond]

Thanks for posting the settings.
I don't know how sharp or not that lens might be but considering the image is compressed for the web the original must be SHARP.
I've tried and I know it's not easy to get a sharp pic of a bird in flight, especially the wings.
I'm no expert but I'm impressed.

[Bodryn]

Very impressive! Thanks for showing the lens used and other settings. More and more I hunger for a Drebel.

[ssim]

Great capture. Nicely done.

[Reigh Higgins]

Great shot!

[PacAce]

Very nicely done, with the subject isolated from the background. Great job there! :D

[Scottes]

Nice shot, especially considering you were only at 300mm. Well done.

[flyfisher]

Great shot the lens looks fine to me still you must have been pretty close at 300mm

[zach]

Thanks all. I would say I was about 20-30 yds, so fairly close.

I'm glad I found this forum!

[hawgerdawger]

Excellent.