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It was great to get back to shooting nature, as Ive been busy with wedding photography. I visited my local pond in Pretoria on saturday and just love to capture these Yellow-bill's in flight when we can see the coloured speculum on their wings. Depending on the light angle, the speculum changes from a bright green to a deep blue. Taken early morning.
Canon 1D Mark IV
100-400 @ 370mm
1/2000
F/7.1
ISO 800
Manual exposure
Hand held
Wonderful capture Stuart. Great full down wing position with perfect exposure and feather detail. The yellow bill really pops off the screen nicely and the speculum feathers with the turquoise to blue transition is beautiful. Nice!!
Colors are great, down stroke is perfect and love the water BG. I feel the sharpening on the head is pushing the limits here, at least for me. Nice work.
great Flight shot pose,perfect exposure and detail.
Very nice capture. Wing position is excellent, BG is nice and techs look good. Beautiful detail in the bird!
Excellent shooting angle nice pose and the sharpness /detail are all good, Stuart.
Perfect techs and wings down position. Nice details, and the speculum looks fantastic.
Thanks for all the feedback everyone.
Lovely flight pose, Stuart, with terrific colors and a unique and artistic BG.
This one is special. You are the king of ducks-in-flight. The speculum's blues and greens are sweetly maddening, as is the water. I agree: this is a particularly pleasing pose/wing position for a flying duck!
You do some excellent flight shots!
Flawless! Great shot Stu, love the light and the action.
Thanks a stack for all the feedback and comments.
I am late to the party but agree the IQ is excellent.
Love the wing position as well,
gail
Nice flight pose, good capture.
