Touch down

[arash_hazeghi]

Touch down with take brakes!

http://ari1982.smugmug.com/photos/1260001776_F7HknGc-X3.jpg

D3S 700mm f/8 1/4000sec ISO 1000 (note the very fast shutter speed to freeze the water trail) Hope you like it.

[arash_hazeghi]

hum no thumbnail...oh well

[Tom Rambaut]

Looks like it is landing on ice.

Lovley image. I like the tail brakes!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Exceptional IQ, detail and light...Love the trail behind the tail!

[Ofer Levy]

Fantastic image!!!

[Melissa Groo]

Fantastic shot, Arash. The clarity and details are exceptional.
Are you overall preferring this camera over the 5dII and the MkIV? I'm curious.

[Jeff Dyck]

Beautiful image Arash - looks like you nailed the perfect combination of aperture and shutter speed to produce a very sharp overall image. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Arash, for some reason the forum software does not generate a thumbnail for linked images. If you upload to the BPN server (as a member) then you'll have one.

Awesome image, great light, and the best part for me is the tail brushing the water. I wouldn't mind seeing a version with less reflection (about half), but that is quite subjective of course...

[Troy Lim]

Great shot!

[Tom Redd]

Sharp and beautiful as always, Arash.

[James Fuller]

PERFECT TIMING!!!

[Steven Kersting]

Very cool!
I almost think it would have been better a split second later with more water splash, but maybe not.
Certainly nothing to complain about here and I would be very happy to have taken this pic.
I agree with the comment of cropping off the reflection where it falls apart....it doesn't "hurt" it being there, but doesn't really help either.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very cool!
I almost think it would have been better a split second later with more water splash, but maybe not.
Certainly nothing to complain about here and I would be very happy to have taken this pic.
I agree with the comment of cropping off the reflection where it falls apart....it doesn't "hurt" it being there, but doesn't really help either.

Steve, the whole point of this image and what makes it a bit different is the sharp water trail that has not yet turned into a splash yet...I have the splash too but I def go for this one over that, in fact I binned the one with splash...too cliche :)

cropping off the bottom will ruin the 3 : 2 AR, I always stick to 3 : 2 hence the crop.

[arash_hazeghi]

Fantastic shot, Arash. The clarity and details are exceptional.
Are you overall preferring this camera over the 5dII and the MkIV? I'm curious.

Thanks Melissa, def prefer D3S over those (and any other digital camera I have used).

[Dan Avelon]

Super, this is what a sharp photo is :)

would not change a thing

[Sid Garige]

Exceptional quality Arash. Love it.

[James Salywoda]

Awesome! I love the landing pose perfectly captured Arash.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic capture. Talk about smooth landing and perfect timing. Great light and IQ. Very well done Arash.