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Flying Mallards


Flying Mallards
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Copyright: Valerie Schnepp (valy67) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF 55-200mm 4.5-5.6 II USM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite bird in-flight photos, CeltickRanger's favorite Anatidae photos -2- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-04-06 13:10
Viewed: 1040
Points: 72
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello ! Yesterday was something like a depressing day, the night was long, so this morning I took my camera and went to the lake, all alone. It was sunny, warm, and there was such a wonderful display of life and nature around me that I felt much better. The sun was warming up my skin, dozens of toads were fretting in the water, insects were flying around my head, flowers were blooming everywhere - just Spring in all its beauty. How could anybody be sad or worried on such a day ? I couldn't, at least. My mood was bright and happy again after one hour or so, and after three hours I had loads of fresh pictures in my camera, ready to be posted on TN.

The most wonderful moment was probably when I suddenly saw two beautiful Great Crested Grebes swimming on the lake. I had never seen these birds in real (only on pictures) and wow, I was completely amazed ! I couldn't believe my eyes ! :-)

Other great moment was when I took this picture. I was playing around with a huge bumblebee, trying to get a picture against his will (he didn't stop moving) when suddenly I heard something fly. I lifted my camera, pushed the button and took the pictures as fast as I could, without thinking. The result is better than all my expectations, but it was chance more than talent :-)

I'm quite proud of this picture, my first picture of flying birds.

I hope you like it !!!

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Hi MF Valerie,
A stunningly perfect in-flight shot of these beautiful handsome mallards with neat details and fine composition.
Great shot in all around indeed.
TFS and have a nice night MF!
Bayram

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2009-04-06 13:19]

Hello Valérie,
Superb photo of this mallards in flight. Yes you can be proud! Colours, sharpness, DOF, composition, BG, all are fantastic and of a good quality. The light is very beautiful!
Regards,
Peter

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-04-06 13:25]

Hello Valerie,
Very nice in-flight capture of these ducks. I liked the POV, focus, exposure control and sharpness. Well done and TFS
Best regards Siggi

Hello Valerie
wonderful capture for very beuatiful male mallards. great focus and colors. syncronised wing movement captured greatly. BG an lighting also very nice. thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

bonjour Valerie

quelle belle photographie que tu nous présente
avec ces deux colverts mâles à l'envol,
pour une première photo d'oiseau à l'envol
et prise sur le vif, c'est plusss que superbe ta photo,
tu devrais en faire d'autres photos à l'envol

dans cette image j'aimes la belle luminosité,
le superb focus sur les canards avec d'excellentes
nettetés et détails, bravo pour cette photo,
vivement d'autres photos pareilles, TFS

Asbed

Hello valerie, great shot of these flying mallards.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

Ciao Valerie,
superbe photo de ces deux canards à l'envol, très bel effet de couleur entre le jaune doré du lac et le multicolore des col-verts, très bonne netteté, très efficace pour impact visuel; bravo, très beau travail.
Merci et félicitation
Amicalement
Maurizio

Re-salut Val
superbe image de ces deux colverts en plein vol, quel moment magique çà a du être quand tu pris cette photo et quelle réussite !
les details, les couleurs et la composition sont magnifique
du très beau travail
Jacqueline

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-04-06 15:50]

Salut Valerie,une nettete' et des details vraiment fantastiques,pas facile a faire je crois...mes plus grso compliments,bonne journee',Luciano

Wow Valerie!
Superb inflight capture of mallards with excllent details. Perfect speed, panning & POV. Thanks for sharing these beauties :)
Regards-Subhash

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 652 W: 15 N: 1622] (6301)
  • [2009-04-06 21:58]

Hello Valerie
nice capture with wonderful colors and perfect focus.
Regards
Razvan

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2009-04-06 22:08]

Good morning Valérie,
A superb in-flight capture of two male Mallards. I like the timing with both having a synmmetrical frozen wing position, the POV, lighting, sharpness and composition. A great action shot and thanks for sharing this.
Best regards,
Ivan

Valerie, you lucky girl!
What a fantastic first birds-in-flight picture!
It is fantastic. Both the birds are in perfect focus, their movement is almost synchronized and the colours and details on their flapping wings are sharp and crisp. The brown tinted water turns out to be an excellent BG and the POV couldn't be better.
Congratulations on your first picture of this kind! I'm sure there would be many more now.
As for me, I also shot my first bird-in-flight pictures of some common Kites during my outing to Jammu in north India recently. However, they are mediocre at their best and even though they are not worth posting on TN, I would do it all the same for record sake.
Well done and all the best.
Ram

hello Valerie
beautiful scene of these mallards
very nice photo
best regards
Nasos

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3586 W: 143 N: 5690] (18601)
  • [2009-04-07 2:47]

Hi Valerie.
See, how the life is fine and it gives a lot of pleasure to those who loves it. My congratulations on first and amazing in-flight picture. You have taken it perfectly, with wonderful wingspread of both birds, excellent sharpness and natural rich colours. Bravo.
Alexei.

Hi Valerie !

A beautiful picture.
With some well-defined colors that I like.
Have a good day,
Adrian

Hi Valerie,
A nice capture of these flying mallards. Excellent sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 613 W: 0 N: 546] (3180)
  • [2009-04-07 6:24]

Hi Valerie !

An interesting image with some nice color.
Congratulations and expect and more.
Have a nice day,
Adrian

Hi Valöry!

Your narration is as pleasant as your picture. I also like lonely early mornings, they provide the feeling that the nature belongs to you...

The light in your picture is marvellous, the colour of the water reflects it very well and the two birds simply are superb!

Kind regards

Markus

Hello Valerie,
a very fine in-flight shot of two beautiful males, you have managed to get a good and well composition with this two.
The colours are fine and natural
Well done.
Gert

Bonjour Valérie
Tu peux etre fière de cette photo, il n'y a rien a dire sur la composition, l'exposition, le focus... 10/10
Merci pour le partage
Albert

Hi again Valerie,

very pleasent for the eye this inflight shot from the 2 Male Mallards.
Fine colours.

Gert

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-04-08 12:08]

Hello Valerie,
Splendid shot of these lovely flying ducks with nice details and composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

Hello Valerie, great shot of these beautiful mallards in-flight.
TFS and greetings,
Bahadır

Valerie,
VERY VERY joyful to note that you are "happy" again.
Love this image.
YOU HAVE DONE A "REMARKABLE" JOB, here.
Shall visit your part of the world sometime next year. Hope I'm as fortunate as you are with my images when I get to France.
Congrats, from Mario who admires your work.

hello Vallerie
great shot on the good moment
super sharpness and nice colours
greeting lou

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  • BobH Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 41 W: 8 N: 192] (638)
  • [2009-04-09 8:32]

Bonjour Valerie-

Such cooperation from these two beautiful birds- how could you stay depressed? Very nice capture.

Bob

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  • livius Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 180 W: 0 N: 300] (1169)
  • [2009-04-09 10:47]

Hello Valerie
c'est toujours très beau voir les oiseaux en vol et tu as su capturer dans le meilleur des modalités ces tres beaux canards soi dans les mouvements que dans le soin des ditails et de la messe à feu.
Livio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2582] (9107)
  • [2009-04-12 1:41]

Hi Valerie,
wow ..what an excellent shot of these mallards. Really captivating with the flight well frozen and the colours are so fine and fantastic. Excellent composition of both at the two spots of the third. this is really a great moment. the blurry brownish background is so splendidly panned to make is so interesting and exciting.
Congratulations on this forst class shot.

regards,
Foozi

Bonjour Valerie.
Excellent picture...Very good catch..Colors lights and detail perfect...Good catch well done.
Regards,
Leyla

Hello Valérie,
in this beautiful picture is magnificently elegant shown in the very art form the flight of these excellent ducks. I like composition, pastel colours, details and BG.

TFS, best regards,
Leonid

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1151 W: 32 N: 1192] (3654)
  • [2009-04-24 12:33]

Hi Valerie,
Very nice capture of this flying ducks.I liked timing,colors and visual impact a lot.
Thanks for posting.

Very good timing, Valérie! Focus is very nice and colors are stunning! Great job, friend. TFS.

Abraços,
Bruno

Hello Valerie,
Very nice in flight shot, beautiful vivid colors, superb sharpness and depth of field, well done.
Thanks
Angela

Hello Valerie,

This is a fine action photograph!
The subjects are well framed and the movement is effectively frozen in a well composed presentation...
The image has educational value, I enjoy studying their flight style!

Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2264 W: 10 N: 2633] (15577)
  • [2009-06-02 11:52]

Hola,
realmente difícil este disparo,
perfecta sincronización y buen foco...
excelente trabajo,
saludos Valerie.

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