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    Default Drake Cinnamon Teal

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    Caught this handsome drake during our "Ducks Unlimited" workshop in Southern California. Flight frames are the only way to get a really good look at all the beautiful feathers that adorns this species. Hope you like it.

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    Beautiful image Dave,IQ excellent,great BG,nice flight pose.well done.

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    It's exquisite and I cannot find any fault with it (well, ok, I would turn down the blue a little bit, but that is a personal preference.) I am pleasantly surprised that f6.3 with a 840mm lens gives you wing-to-wing DOF - I know that would have eluded me for sure. Is it flying sideways but head in the correct orientation? Beautiful image, thanks for sharing. Ihtisham

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    David all the colour and detail on this look very good to me, it almost looks as though you have been above the height of the bird ,great flight shot.


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    Fantastic! I love the sheen on the blue wing feathers. Excellent details, and the vertical comp is ideal. Not to mention the beautiful BG....

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    Sweet. Another beauty from the duck master. No nits from me (although I could imagine a version with a little more room at top to stretch the proportion of the frame). Given the "30% crop" I assume this was shot vertically; nicely done.

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    Hi David
    Another fine shot from the "flight" master ! I love the texture in the layers of the overlapping coverts. Just a hint of something in the tonal areas of the BG which I prefer as opposed to plain BGs.
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    Ah, what a beautiful image! IQ , colors and pose are fantastic.

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    "Is it flying sideways but head in the correct orientation?"


    Ihtisham,

    Yes, when most birds bank sideways they still need to keep their heads level. This is a very common and desirable pose for most birds in flight and is unaltered.

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    "it almost looks as though you have been above the height of the bird"

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    That's one of the best assets of this location and the reason we hold some of our workshop there. You are standing on a bank above the flying ducks. A pretty unique situation.

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    "Given the "30% crop" I assume this was shot vertically"

    Bill,

    No, this was shot in the standard horizontal orientation although I understand why you thought so, I didn't put the right crop, it was more like 45-50%. Very hard to shoot in-flight stuff vertically, I have never done it.

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    "I love the texture in the layers of the overlapping coverts"

    John,

    That is one of my favorite features in this frame and I'm glad you pointed it out.

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    That really is a beautiful image the colours and pose are outstanding, a real gem of a shot.

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    Amazing colours. I can't add any more David, except, very well done and TFS

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    amazing top side view in sweet light with sharp details, what else can you ask for?
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    Cracking top view with very nice details, top image there!

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    One of your best, David. I can't imagine a more stunning topside view of this stunning duck species.
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    Thanks for the very nice comments everyone. I appreciate you taking the time and I'm glad you like the frame, it's one of my favorites.

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    You need to come out and shoot with us during that time of the year.
    You will have a blast and You're always welcome.
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    Hi Dave, excellent banking angle showing off all the colours. You absolutely nailed the sharpness, as the feather detail shows up so well. Love the BG too. Very well captured.

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    Spot on buddy nicely processed, another wall hanger along with the many others

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    As good as it gets.

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    WOW David... had I noticed this incredible image I would have waited a year to post mine. Haha!
    This is superb in every respect, it has everything you want in a dorsal view IF... in fact I've never seen a better IF of a Cinnamon Teal Drake.
    Excellent work, this is as good as it gets! :-)

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