Gadwall

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Captured this image last week in Cape May. At a pond in late afternoon, male and female Gadwalls were in good numbers flying between this and a close by lake. It was a great opportunity to catch flight, take-off, and landing images. C&C welcome.

D4S, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 TC, 1/2500s, f 8.0, ISO 900, Gitzo, Wimberley Gimbal head.


Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Nice light, good wing and head positions on all the birds. Great that you got them against the clouds. I was going to post a very similar image with a tighter crop, but I really like this with the birds small in the frame.

[keith mitchell]

Geoffrey you pressed the button just at the right time,group nicely bunched with nice wing spread landing pose,it works well for me.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Geoff, all four nicely separated from each other, and great that you captured similar banking angles. Im fine with all four being a touch small in the frame, but would like to see a version cropped a bit closer if the IQ will hold up. The clouds add interest to the sky BG.

[John Whaley]

I like your image. The clouds add interest to the sky and the banking angled wings are always good for bif. I would like to see what a small crop would look like here.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks everyone.

Geoffrey




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