Long-tailed Duck

[Mike Veltri]

Long-tailed Duck
Drake
123765
Canon 1Dx - 500mm F/4 IS 1 + 1.4x
1/3200s @ F/8 ISO 800 HH

Thanks for looking, :S3:
Mike Veltri

[gail bisson]

Very nice.
Tack sharp and nice wing position. Exposure perfect on a great smooth BG.
Did you use Detail Extractor on this? I find the whites on the back of the neck quite grey. which often occurs with too much DE. Perhaps this is just the way the bird is..
Gail

[Corey Hayes]

Nice shot Mike.

[Dan Busby]

Gorgeous shot Mike! Nice wing position, composition, lighting and super detail.

[dankearl]

Your flight photos are first rate.
This is another excellent one, IQ and details are perfect.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent top side view with dynamic pose and great details.

[Greg Oakley]

Great flight shot Mike! What a cool species!
Cheers, Greg

[Mike Veltri]

No Gail, the only way I find to get detail on this duck is to try and fill the frame by getting them in close to you.
Not an easy task, as they are very fast and eratic fliers.
Thanks for the comments.

Mike

[Bill Dix]

Very handsome. Good position, exposure, bg, great detail. These are tough birds to catch in flight. Wish I had just one that was half as good as this.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful Image this, loved the detailed top view... Regards, Kiran.

[Melissa Groo]

Mike, what a superb flight shot, pretty much perfect in every respect. That forking of the tail takes it over the top. One to be proud of.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One of the best flight shots of this species that I have ever seen. Killer sharp and top view is awesome. perfect angle and nice clean BG. Thanks for sharing, Mike.