Oh no, not another Flying Duck

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• PhilippeVerdon (678)
• [2006-02-06 11:03]

magnifique photo , belle prise bien piquée et couleurs agréables !

Amitiés ;) !

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• Demetrio (825)
• [2006-02-06 11:09]

very nice post Gert, the duck even looks happy to be flying around in minus weather conditions. guess he/she has found a good feeding location. The nearest one to me is in Stockholm, there are hundreds there but i just to not get the time to go into town. You have captures this well and its in very good detail also. The colours on the wing is very good. The DOF very well also. Well done on your "another flying duck"

Demetrio

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• raimonc (172)
• [2006-02-06 11:10]
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Great shot, I am surprised about quality, usually at 300mm this lense ir bit too soft.

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• livios (16850)
• [2006-02-06 11:10]

Gert, keep on bringing them.

Easy to notice you're already doing a great job with your 70-300.

The blurred bg highlights the flight. Lovely colors, great composition.

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• marmottelolo (14393)
• [2006-02-06 11:23]

superbe photo gert
netteté parfaite et bon DOF.felicitations.
laurent

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-02-06 11:32]

A perfect shot, sharpness...POV...details..motion. Lovely.
Regards..SkyF

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• agea0 (88)
• [2006-02-06 11:39]

hello Gert
good photo:)

Agnes

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-02-06 11:45]

Gert, I love your flying ducks! Fantastic action shot here. As usual excellent sharpness, POV and brilliant composition. Very interesting note too. ;-) Thank you Gert.

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2006-02-06 11:51]

But you do flying ducks so well! The blue flash on the wing comes out so well.

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• carper (8208)
• [2006-02-06 12:04]

well gert I only can asked myself from, Can this be done better? I think thats my compliment for this fantastic shot. good job.
gr. jaap

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• Graal (4998)
• [2006-02-06 12:12]

Hi Gert,
fantastic shot, great colours and DOF, superb quality. I like it a lot.
Rgs, Aleksander

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• Robbrown (6054)
• [2006-02-06 12:32]

Nice one gert you certainly have it down to a fine art capturing them in flight.
For those of us who would like to following your giant foot steps it would be good to have your method of getting the shot lined up so well, added in-
to the note?
TFS yours Robert

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• fiyo (8260)
• [2006-02-06 12:41]

Excellent capture Gert,
Lovely detail and colours,very nice composition.
Nice work,very well done.

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-02-06 12:47]

Hi Gert,

Click, Bang, Bang, Bang!!!!
Hunting season, oops, photography season. LOL
Excellent shot and well done on the composition. You did well with the lens. Though, abit a noise on her, lens or post pro?

Mike

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• peter_stoeckl (9361)
• [2006-02-06 13:08]

Smooth, elegant, powerful.
Excellent colours and details.
The blue feathers are strikingly conspicuous.
A streamlined delight. Thank you, Gert!
Best regards, Peter

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• shyanni (840)
• [2006-02-06 13:15]

Great pose, exellent sharpness, nice soft background. She's even looking at you with such a pleasant expression. Excellent capture!

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• gurupawan (1753)
• [2006-02-06 13:21]

Hi gert

A real great action picture frozen , DOF and BG is perfect.Its great to see your pictures and learn from it. Love the flying series of yours.

TFS

Pawan

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• marjan (2627)
• [2006-02-06 13:36]

Yes Gert, this is vey "rare" picture from you. This one like the athers is excelent. POV and timing is very good.
Marjan

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• wuta (2034)
• [2006-02-06 13:43]

Hallo Gert , Fantastic shot my compliment , nice colors ,it look likes he smiles what a capture .great job . gr Teunie .

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• Janice (17183)
• [2006-02-06 14:18]

You know what Gert, you'd do well as a hunter. These photo shots of your magnificent ducks are always so spot on - bullseye each time.
I think you must have tamed all these birds to fly past you like this??
EXCELLENT, thank you my friend,
Janice, from hot sunny NZ

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• chiliu (6414)
• [2006-02-06 15:48]

Hi Gert,
What a superb shot!
Brilliant in-flight pose, the details and colours are nicely captured,
perfect timing, excellent work on DOF.
Thanks for sharing!

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• blue-velvet29 (912)
• [2006-02-06 16:22]

Hi Gert!
Perfect shot, sharpenes, colors and POV! Excelent photo! Well done and TFS ;-)
best regards
Dorota

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• PDP (11751)
• [2006-02-06 16:58]

Hi Gert, another lovely shot of flying duck. As usual great action and super details. Very well done.

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• Toni (2034)
• [2006-02-06 17:17]

Hi Gert
Your flying duck shots are definitely not boring. I really like the texture of the wing feathers and the details of the rest. Nice soft DOV to set it off perfectly.
Regards Toni

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• jossim (11868)
• [2006-02-06 20:58]

Bonjour.


Superbe prise sur ce canard,les détails et l'éclairage sont excellents.


Félicitations pour les belles couleurs.

Merci Gert!

joseph

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• Jannie (1127)
• [2006-02-07 1:17]

Excellent DOF and detail. Colours look great.

Very well captured.

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• zbmono (149)
• [2006-02-07 6:39]

Perfectly executed flight photo! Congrats!

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• sandpiper2 (11173)
• [2006-02-07 6:44]

Now, where have I seen this sort of shot before :)

You are very good at these flying duck shots and this one is no exception. A wonderful female mallard 'frozen' in flight.

well done Gert, very nice exposure in such miserable conditions.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-02-07 7:59]

Hello Gert!
Excellent in flight capture again.Colors,sharpness,POV,details,colors,solid body and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2006-02-07 8:14]

Hello Gert,
Excellent light & sharp detail duckman! ;-)
Superb colors - I especially like the multi-colored wing bars seen so well.
Very well done mf.

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• moemf (699)
• [2006-02-07 9:07]

Hi Gert

Another excellent flying duck! :) Demetrio is right, he likes this kind of weather. Wonderful!

TFS
Reinier

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• red45 (26275)
• [2006-02-07 9:33]

Surprise :-) A flying duck - butterfly of Sweden :-))) As always top-class, my friend! Beautifull pose of duck, BG, details and colorfull area on its wing. Real mastery.

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• hummingbird24 (64)
• [2006-02-07 14:57]

My gosh Gert!

Have you taken up photographing ducks???

As you have difficulty including anything new to say about mallards, I have difficulty including anything new, to say to the person who enchants us all, with his amazing photographs of them...

Thank you once again, Duck Master, Gert! ;-)

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• coasties (27492)
• [2006-02-08 3:59]

Perfect Gert. Well composed, awesome timing, light, exposure, sharpness and clarity are all spot on. Thanks.

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• tinman (2663)
• [2006-02-08 4:30]

No no not another duck!!!! hehehe
well caught, good clarity and flow, tfs

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-02-08 5:26]

I don't like ducks but still prefer a flying duck much, much more than any other ;)
Great picture Gert!

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-02-09 2:08]
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Hi Gert,

I just love your flying duck-shots. Great colors, superb action and nice details. For some reason I think your Sigma would have produced a slightly sharper image, or is that just me? POV and DOF are excellent. Exposure is spot on. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• Luc (14711)
• [2006-02-09 22:50]

I am just flying by here for to add my two cents to this very inspiring photo. I hope that some day I will surprise you with a similar photo... but not tomorrow: -20C tonight at Montreal.
I look forward for to see ducks in my park. Meanwhile it is always a pleasure to see yours, my OB&OF Gert. As you can see, they are very well appreciated, not only by the old members but also by some of the recent members. I am very satisfied to note that.

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• aido (4048)
• [2006-02-12 10:22]

Hi Gert,
Wow! I can't say much more really :-) The crop is perfect and the detail and DOF excellent. You've caught this at the perfect moment with the wingbeat down.
Wonderful shot.
Adrian

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• Photobones (153)
• [2006-02-12 22:13]

Wow! I wish my auto-focus could think that fast. By the time my Sony F717 got around to making a focus decision, the duck would be a dot on the horizon. It's a really cool picture you have here... it looks like he's missing his landing gear!

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• davidcerny (2)
• [2006-09-02 4:21]
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