Hooded Merganser

[denise ippolito]

Canon 5D
500mm + 1.4 ex.
ISO 100
1/1250 sec. at f/ 6.3
tripod
Had the pleasure of shooting yesterday with Dave Mills (BPN Member) and Roman Kurywczak, Dave it was a pleasure meeting you. You are as nice in person as you are on-line!!!:)

[Dave Mills]

Hi there! and dittos to you too. Nice folks, good lighting and good subjects to shoot...what more could you ask for! and by the way...I love the shot. Not easy based on hardly any warning when they were taking off...and coming in like a bullet the other way...Very nice!!

[KurtPreston]

Very Nice! I hardly ever see these guys flying and didn;t know they flew with the crest up in alert position. Nice details, good wing position ... what's not to like here :)

[Alfred Forns]

Outstanding Denise !!! Tough bird to acquire/track with the long lens and converter !!! Sweet !!

Great flight pose, sharp and what a feel !! If anything might take a bit of the bottom Love this capture !!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Whoa! You nailed it! Impressive with the tele on too! I like the subtle texture in the ice....so not sure I would take off the bottom.....but you know my love of the crop tool.....I may play around with it....but I like it as presented! Was a blast! Now with that image.....may be time to try out AWF! Great job!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Lady Denise,
My only suggestion for this fantastic capture is taking 1/4 from the bottom to make it a tighter pano, which will place all of the focus and attention to your beautiful bird...You have sharp details with good color rendition and a sharp eye...congrats I like this very much...keep up the good work...from the Heart...:):cool:

[Lance Peters]

spot on Denise - no nits here - beautiful :)

[Gail Spitler]

Extremely well done and an uncommon capture.
Cheers
Gail

[Kerry Perkins]

Beautiful shot Denise. You make it look easy... Incredible anticipation and perfect timing to get this action.

[Harold Davis]

awesome, denise! i like the ice/water below too, sooooo. must have been a treat with these guys. ours never showed up this year. i used to have a lake full at work. this year, 2 ducks for one day.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

What else can I say that has not already been said. Excellent d.
Congrats

[Jackie Schuknecht]

One for the portfolio Denise. Really good!

[Doug Brown]

Now that's an impressive photo! These guys don't fly all that often in my experience. I would probably crop some off the bottom Denise. Congrats!