Mallard in flight

[Bert De Tilly]

Hello!



Photographed a couple days ago in Ste-Thérese, QC


Appareil :Nikon D3
Objectif :VR 300mm F/2,8G
Focale :300mm
Ouverture :F/2,8
Vitesse d'obturation : 1/1600s
Mode d'exposition :Manuel
Sensibilité ISO :ISO 400

[Mike Godwin]

Great action here Bert, and I like the composition with the water drops falling off. Exposure looks great, only thing that bothers me is the softness on the face due to depth of field issues shooting wide open (F/2.8). You should be able to push that D3 up to a higher ISO to gain a few stops with no noticable noise.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful detail and action, you might want to try some selective sharpening on the head ever thing else is just about perfect.

[Martin Wallis]

Agree with Mike on everything

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and very good exposure, body is tact sharp but head is out of dof, I would push the ISO to 1600 and close aperture to f/5.6 to get all the bird in sharp focus.

[Bert De Tilly]

Thanks for the comments Mike, Don,Martin and Arash.