Greater Scaup

[Raymond Barlow]

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Newcastle Harbor, Ontario, Canada

Nikon D300 (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/nikon/d300) ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/nikon/200-400_4g_afs_vr)
1/1250s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200
hand held, natural light, 70% of ff
Basic PS, levels and sharpening.

Thanks to my friends in Whitby for a fun afternoon shoot these speedsters!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I would love a bit more sharpness in the eyes. I hear about the high ISO capabilities of the D300 and D3. You could have tried a higher iso say ISO 400. It would have helped in freezing the wings.

[Alfred Forns]

A good flight capture !!! Agree on the increase in ISO With the current crop of clean ISO cameras why not take advantage I

I like the sharpness and detail Would have liked better shadow detail particularly around the neck and chest area Excellent capture !!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Raymond, I like it a lot; those guys are bullets. I would crop a bit from the bottom and get rid of the big highlight in front of the eye. One of my two favorite wing positions and I sort of like the blurred wings that imply motion.

later and love, artie

[David Hemmings]

Ray, this is a fantastic capture my friend. I like the motion in the wing and I might of opted for more iso and a little more ss, great as is though:)