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    Northern Pintail. Juvenile drake I'm guessing?

    R5
    600mm + 2.0x
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    ISO 1600
    1/4000
    f8

    LR and PS, DN. Burned one bright spot in bkg a bit.

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    Simply sublime... TFS

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    Hi Brian, very good. you will do more. congratulations

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    Ooh...I like this...a lot!
    Perfect wing position and perfectly parallel to the sensor.
    The cream rump feathers are perfect- so many people blow out this area and viewers think the color is white.
    BG colors compliment the pintail perfectly.
    Is this a big crop? I ask because the IQ is good but not great like the last duck.I notice it more in the head. Maybe,it is due to 2 X converter.
    A wonderful frame,
    Gail

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    Well done Brian...this is looking real good...I love the different shades of brown throughout the frame. Good detail and nice flight pose...

    Good work.

    I am also curious of the crop size or is it due to the 2x convertor....The reason I ask, is that I would be using the 2x on my f/4 400 DO...How did you find tracking the bird and locking on...

    Will

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    Sweet frame. Perfect wings-down flight pose, gorgeous light, lovely BG. Winner of the 'most elegant duck' contest. Nicely done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David Roach View Post
    Simply sublime... TFS
    David, so kind thank you.

    Quote Originally Posted by Volkan Akgul View Post
    Hi Brian, very good. you will do more. congratulations
    Volkan, nice to see you here. Thank you for the comments!

    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Ooh...I like this...a lot!
    Perfect wing position and perfectly parallel to the sensor.
    The cream rump feathers are perfect- so many people blow out this area and viewers think the color is white.
    BG colors compliment the pintail perfectly.
    Is this a big crop? I ask because the IQ is good but not great like the last duck.I notice it more in the head. Maybe,it is due to 2 X converter.
    A wonderful frame,
    Gail
    Gail, appreciate the positive comments. This one is about 60% crop, so there is some small loss in IQ. The full res file at 3500 pix looks better as expected.

    Quote Originally Posted by William Dickson View Post
    Well done Brian...this is looking real good...I love the different shades of brown throughout the frame. Good detail and nice flight pose...

    Good work.

    I am also curious of the crop size or is it due to the 2x convertor....The reason I ask, is that I would be using the 2x on my f/4 400 DO...How did you find tracking the bird and locking on...

    Will
    Will much apprecaited. I don't find there to be much discernible loss with the 2.0x. Still dialing in the panning process and if I get too far behind sometimes it will grab the tail or rump as an AF point. If you lock and pan properly you will have a hard time losing the shot.

    Most of what I've posted recently is with the 2x. The Green-winged teal was about 65% crop and the Gadwall hen was only about 10% crop. Still battling some atmospheric distortion at water level with the 2x especially, sometimes the 1.4 as well. I think it may be more prevalent at high elevation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Dix View Post
    Sweet frame. Perfect wings-down flight pose, gorgeous light, lovely BG. Winner of the 'most elegant duck' contest. Nicely done.
    Sorry, this one snuck by me. Thanks so much Bill for taking time to comment and the encouraging words!

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    Nice wing position and background colors.

    Well done

    TFS

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