Still love my Mark III !!!

[Doug Brown]

Here's a Northern Shoveler from my recent trip to Southern California. No, I'm not abandoning my Mark III ;). Here's proof.



Canon 1D Mark III, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 800, no flash, tripod

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Killer pose and eye contact!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Yeah, it amazes me how good photographers can make sharp flight images with a camera that does not focus. This is quite stunning. If the light had been right behind you instead of coming in from a bit in front of the bird, perhaps those green secondaries would have been lit up...(I know, I am a tough taskmaster...)

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Doug Love the eye contact and wing position !!!

..... amazing how there is still talk about the Mk3 :) Imagine it won't die till the Mk4 comes out !!!!!

[Bill Foxworthy]

Thats Outstanding!

[Ramon M. Casares]

I find this shot just terrific! Love the pose, the light and the BG, detasil is superb! Congratulations!

[bill kominsky]

This is an incredible image, just super wonderful in every respect, but would like to tell you my MK-3 never ever took an image like this, thanks for sharing but wish I would have taken it.

Bill

[Maxis Gamez]

Excellent capture Doug. Love the eye contact and details.

PS: You don't need a MKIII to capture images like this one :D..... All about technique!

[Glenn Bartley]

Aweomse! So sharp and a great pose too. Well done.

P.S. I just ordered a 50D for myself :)

[Doug Brown]

Glad I could be of assistance Glenn. Hope you enjoy the new gear.

[Kirk Benson]

First thought that came to mind when I saw this was "Beautiful."
Fantastic light, sharp detail, killer BG. Awesome.
Excellent work Doug, even with a sub-standard camera :-D

Kirk

[James Salywoda]

WOW!!!! Stunning shot Doug.....:)

[Wayne Wood]

brilliant work Doug, I would love to be able to shoot like this one day

[Aidan Briggs]

Wonderful light, timing and sharpness. Outstanding!

[Neil Losin]

Superb wing position and amazing sharpness. Nice work, Doug :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I am amazed. In every forum you hear that the AF of this camera has got a mind of its own and decides where to focus. :-)

Its sharp as is expected. And I like its wings. Nice image.

[Loukie Viljoen]

Doug the camera is good the lens better, I found in a flight sequence, my first shot is not so sharp but all after that until the buffer objects is sharp, I found out the first shot is the one that the finger comes down [ not sliding like Artie yet] that and fact the IS has not quite kicked in after that they are as sharp as you can wish for [ but also you do a lot of hand holding, the only hand holding is with my wife] that also cause a slight problem with focus. A mounted camera with cable release on a static object is always 100% right from GO. Well done photo Doug.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey, do understand that with all of my Canon DIgital camera bodies that I get many sharp and some soft images in a flight sequence. I do not know of any brand camera that makes every flight image sharp on the eye...

[Julie Kenward]

Gorgeous! You're making me look twice at selling off my car so I can get one of those cameras and a 600mm lens. Hmm...now where did I put that bus schedule again???

Gosh, Doug...this is just spectacular. The eye contact and the detail...it's superb.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Gorgeous! You're making me look twice at selling off my car so I can get one of those cameras and a 600mm lens. Hmm...now where did I put that bus schedule again???

Gosh, Doug...this is just spectacular. The eye contact and the detail...it's superb.

I like that. :D

The car depreciates faster than the lens. So it is better to buy a lens than a car. But how will you carry that big 600mm without a car? :-) Buy a Truck? :D

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for all the compliments everyone; they are much appreciated!

[Juan Aragonés]

Very good job nailing this flight Doug specially considering that you used a MkIII. Terrific eye contact and very nice wing pose. Well done!

[david cramer]

Great all the way around, Doug. Sharp, nice pose and wing position, and good color.