Baby Muscovy

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Going through some of my older shots. Really like the way this one turned out. It was shot with the older (non-AFS) 300 f/4 and I was very happy that I got the focus on the fast moving baby muscovy that was moving directly at me. Used auto-ISO (min shutter speed = 1/1250", max ISO = 1600). Foreground was cleaned in post and image was cropped about 15%.

Critiques, comments, and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated.

Nikon d300s | 300mm f/4 | Handheld
1/1250" | f/4 | ISO 500
Aperture Priority | +1EV

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Miguel, classic head on capture here, and love the determined running pose with the raised foot, and eye contact. I like how you got down to this low angle, and I kinda like the angled head of the OOF duck in the BG.

[Robert Holguin]

Terrific shot.
Love the pose, excellent low angle, great comp, and nice details.
Well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Miguel:
Great pose captured.Beautiful lights.Love the nice details,colors,BG low angle.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ignacio Yufera]

Love the angle, crazed expression, and head position of the one behind. Highlights on the duck's face look a bit too hot on my screen?

[Nico Steenberg]

Nice angle in head on shot with lots off detail captured !

[Karl Egressy]

This is sooooo cute, Miguel.

[Jeff Sorbie]

Dreamy photo Miguel. I love the sharpness and intense stare. The first thing I thought of was the theme song from Chariots of Fire...