Fighting Mallards

Gave my new 1Dx a "proper testing" yesterday whilst out photographing waterfowl and came across these two male Mallards fighting over a female (wich nearly drowned because of them by the way..).
The 1Dx passed the test with flying colors i must say..:w3:S3:

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1Dx
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: F 5.6
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: + 2/3
Flash:No
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo (in AF-On modus)
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:600 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Gitzo tripod /Sachtler fluid head
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS6

Man ducks are pigs! Poor hen, but cool capture. I like how there's a glint in the ones eye even amongst the chaos.

Jim

Congrats on the new toy!! Man these guys can be brutal in their pursuit of happiness. Super action here, and I especially like the arched water trailing up at right. I also like all three individuals have a speculum visible. I realize the blue water is beautiful but I would still consider trimming some off at bottom.

Great action Jeroen! I like the flying water drops, visible hens head, low angle and BG. I would take some off the bottom as well.

Nice action captured here, lovely

great action you did well to get the heads sharp, usually in shots like this one or two end up being OOF. I would crop a little off the base and add a little to the top.

Super capture of this amazing behavior. You got a female and male head in view which is good and love the splash and colors. Agree with Daniel that cropping from the bottom will give you a more powerful image. As it is now, your focus is not solely on the ducks/behavior.

Hi Joroen,
I like the interaction and action, the 1DX is sure the best camera I have ever had too.

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TFS