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    Default Female Ring-necked Duck

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    Taken this evening in Arizona. First shot at BIF with my new D7100. Been having some problems getting sharp pics with this camera
    Nikon D7100, 1/8000 @ F 5.6, ISO 800, -1/3 EV, 500 mm

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    Beautiful pose, and you stopped the action nicely. I see you cranked up the shutter to 1/8000 and had your ISO at 800. These little guys can be fast, and so every bit counts to stop them in their tracks. Nice timing, and a pleasing POV.

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    Hi Roy,

    I like the background colors, the non-traditional wing position, and the perfect EXP.

    It looks as if the near wing with its spectacular detail is just a bit sharper than the head. Can you tell where the active sensor was with Nikon?
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    Lovely image Roy, cool pose, nice detail and eye-catching BG....agree with Arthur regarding the head i.e. looks a little softer than the wing.

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    Excellent flight shot. Nice IQ. Beautiful color pallet, nice HA,details and composition.

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    I really like the wing position.
    I see a fair bit of noise in the BG but that is an easy fix.
    You really shouldn't need so much SS to freeze this duck in flight. 1/3200 should be more than enough allowing for more DOF or reduced ISO.
    I like the colors in the water and the nice light and POV you have.
    Looking forward to more with the new camera,
    Gail

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    Hi Roy, love the eye level angle in this, and I also like the forward wing position of the duck. The colours of the duck and BG compliment each other nicely. If this were mine, I would take a bit off the bottom.

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