Duck fight

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi guys

I have just arrived back from a productive weekend photographing waterfowl and flamingos in Kimberley, Northern Cape. A pair of South African Shellducks with ducklings gave us a lot of mirth, chasing all other ducks that landed on the dam. The light was magical, and the D3s/600f/4 combo performed flawlessly.

Camera Model: NIKON D3S
Date/Time: 2010:07:23 17:142
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 2500
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 600mm

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great interaction captured Bhai, loved the light very much and the splash adds greatly to this...

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

Kiran hit the hight points, with the fun interaction, sense of action, colors and exposure.
To my eye it needs a bit of CW rotation.

Look forward to more.

Randy

[Arthur Morris]

Spectacular action. Perfect EXP. Yes to some CW rotation--look at the base of the splashes. A bit of selective sharpening of the face of the duck on our left might improve it.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks guys, I have followed your advice in the repost:)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Interaction, poses and light make this one for me and the repost is even stronger. Thanks for sharing!

[Arthur Morris]

Better. I am sending the Bosque letter that you requested now :) (Chris will be joining Robert O'Toole and me as guest co-leader on the Bosque IPT this coming NOV.)

[James Salywoda]

Nice interaction captured Chris the poses by these two are great the sharpening looks better on the repost. Excellent Shot!

[Stu Bowie]

Great interaction Chris, and I like the evasive posture of the duck on the left. Repost works well.

[Bob Kothenbeutel]

I really like this image, not just for the interaction (which is outstanding) but for the colors, composition and focus. Great work.
Bob

[Arno Ellmer]

Great capture ,Chris . Bg colours ,head angles and contrasting colours add to this spectacular image in perfect light.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent Chris love the mood and interaction.

[Gal Shon]

Great action shot. beautifuly made.
I prefer the cut of the repost, it still need some CW rotation

[Fabs Forns]

The Van Rooyen trade mark at work here :)
Great action and habitat, EXP right on and nice comp. Congrats!

[Mark Dumbleton]

Superb interaction Chris. Lovely light and BG.

I have been wanting to visit Kamfers for a while now, but am just not 100% sure how to go about it. I know of the entrance just off the highway. Is this where you shoot from Chris?

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks everyone for the comments:)

[Chris van Rooyen]

Sorry Mark, missed your question (thanks Artie for pointing out). Mark I went with Mark Anderson to a small dam adjacent to Kamfers Dam. He has the permission from the landowner to photograph from there.