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Blue-winged Teal Drake Inflights (3)

 
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Jun 26, 2010 22:59 |  #1

These images were taken last month at the same pond as my Pied-Billed Grebe shots. A big thank you goes to my friend Jim Cumming kindly offered me his Canon 400mm F5.6 L series lens to try. What a great lens for in-flight shots! :D

I cloned out a bit of OOF vegetation in the first and last shots. All three images about 55% of full frame.

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Jun 26, 2010 23:02 |  #2

Well done.


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Jun 26, 2010 23:06 |  #3

Outstanding Stephen. So crisp and perfectly exposed.


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Jun 26, 2010 23:11 |  #4

Beautiful shots Stephen....of a beautiful duck.


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Jun 26, 2010 23:25 |  #5

Beautiful.


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Jun 27, 2010 01:22 |  #6

Super shots Stephen, I really like these! You going to get one of those lenses?


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Jun 27, 2010 04:58 |  #7

Randall n LV wrote in post #10432830 (external link)
Well done.

Thank you randall

Nighthound wrote in post #10432845 (external link)
Outstanding Stephen. So crisp and perfectly exposed.

Thanks Steve. I forgot to mention that I did adjust the exposure some in post processing.

Shar824 wrote in post #10432859 (external link)
Beautiful shots Stephen....of a beautiful duck.

Thanks Sharon. Yes I agree a beautiful duck indeed. I just love the baby blue on the wings.

Waldemar Sikorski wrote in post #10432920 (external link)
Beautiful.

Thanks Val.

ajosteve wrote in post #10433338 (external link)
Super shots Stephen, I really like these! You going to get one of those lenses?

Thanks Steve. I don't know if I'm going to buy one or not. If I do move to an L-series I'll need to carefully think it over. Hmmmm, 100-400mm, 400mm F5.6 prime or 500mm F4???? :D

For now I'll just continue to dream.


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