Captured this image last week in Cape May. At a pond in late afternoon, male and female Gadwalls were in good numbers flying between this and a close by lake. It was a great opportunity to catch flight, take-off, and landing images. C&C welcome.
D4S, Nikon 500mm + 1.4 TC, 1/2500s, f 8.0, ISO 900, Gitzo, Wimberley Gimbal head.
Nice light, good wing and head positions on all the birds. Great that you got them against the clouds. I was going to post a very similar image with a tighter crop, but I really like this with the birds small in the frame.
Hi Geoff, all four nicely separated from each other, and great that you captured similar banking angles. Im fine with all four being a touch small in the frame, but would like to see a version cropped a bit closer if the IQ will hold up. The clouds add interest to the sky BG.
I like your image. The clouds add interest to the sky and the banking angled wings are always good for bif. I would like to see what a small crop would look like here.
Gadwall
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