Fast!!! Wood Ducks In Flight

Man these guy's can haul butt!
first panning shot..

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I'm not sure about this one. It's obviously a well shot capture but I fancy there's just a bit too much motion blur to make it work. Just my opinion.

Yeah I know I didn't do a very Clear Job on this but it is my first and will practice it more & more…
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I kinda like it. Might want to crop off the top a little.

Thanks James

I will try that and repost the crop. But will have to wait till tonight to do so.. Sorry for the wait.

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I like it just the way it is....
I like the motion blur honestly

Nice effect. I might have to try that 1/60 second speed some time. Makes them look like hummingbird wings.

Well here is the cropped version.. see whatcha think of this one? and I have one more to share..

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Yep, Fast and Beautiful and you captured both. You caught the character of this duck wonderfully

Wood ducks do hold the world speed record for ducks! And it would be difficult to get a picture that is not blurred when they are taking off -- they can come straight off the water and go into an immediate steep climb.

I love to see a flock when they come in to make a landing -- they drop out of the sky in a steep high-speed spiral with their wings cupped and make the duck equivalent of a carrier landing.

And ... they taste good too!