Front-facing Scaup flap

[Daniel Cadieux]

A few weeks back I posted this same individual flapping its' wings but for some reason I had not processed this one, which I like better for the perfect face-to-face angle of the subject. Taken on a dreary, windy, and bitterly cold day. I like the sharp face/body combined with the wing-blur :-)

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, eval metering, 1/320s., f/6.3, ISO 640, +1.3 EC, natural light, handheld.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, details and slight motion blur. This might work as vertical, too.

[Arthur Morris]

She clearly had her eyes on you Daniel! Great job with focus and EXP. Do you handhold all the time?

[Daniel Cadieux]

She clearly had her eyes on you Daniel! Great job with focus and EXP. Do you handhold all the time?

Thanks Artie. Yes, I handhold all the time...so far so good :-) I had a very cheap aluminium tripod that I broke while trying to photograph a lunar eclipse (you get what you pay for)...haven't taken the time to get myself a good one. Perhaps in the future when a can afford a larger lens:cool:.

[bill kominsky]

Never any nits from me Daniel and agree with all of the above, and thank you so much for all your advice and help you've put forth.

Bill

[Stu Bowie]

Eye contact at its best. Ducks always seem to look out of proportion when viewed from the front, showing their rounded bodies. Lovely low angle too Daniel, and well captured.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose and the eye contact!

[John Ippolito]

Daniel, I really love the perspective and eye contact on this! The blurred wings are a real plus also. Nice.

[Juan Aragonés]

It works for me, sharp body/head and blured wings is a combination that I love. The simetry of the head and the cool eye contact made this image. Well done Daniel

[Rene' Villela]

Very interesting pose! Nice capture! Thanks!

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Artie. Yes, I handhold all the time...so far so good :-) I had a very cheap aluminium tripod that I broke while trying to photograph a lunar eclipse (you get what you pay for)...haven't taken the time to get myself a good one. Perhaps in the future when a can afford a larger lens:cool:.

With you and Axel and Neiger we should have a Handheld Big Lens Forum...