Long-tailed Duck

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Photographed at Barnegat Light, these guys are quite fast.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/121777288/original.jpg

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/2000s, f/8, EC -0.33, ISO 400

[Randy Stout]

Axel:

You have been really capturing these guys beautifully.
Sharp, well exposed, perfect wing position and angle in frame.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Great wing position and sharpness in this flight shot!

[Deborah Hanson]

We were lucky to have a couple of the long-tails come into the Slough before winter. You are right - very fast. Details in the grays and face/beak are nice. Wing feathers are great. Detail in the darker areas is there as well. I like that the eye seems to be looking at the viewer.
Not surprisingly, I wouldn't be able to improve on the crop:D

Hope you are enjoying the 1D4.
Deb

[Stu Bowie]

Good flying posture with the wings on the full downstroke. I like the detail on the nearer wing, and good job on the sharpness too. As Im not familiar with this species, I would love to compare how fast these guys fly compared to some of our faster flyers.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel...I liked how you captured the bird perfectly parallel to the sensor. Exposure spot on as usual.

[Callie de Wet]

Axel, only one nit - it is not mine!:D I love the eye he is laying on you!

[Markus Jais]

Fantastic shot. Perfect wing pose and great sharpness. You nailed the exposure.

Markus

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great Image Axel Bhai, nice angle, great details, light and eye contact..