Unflappable

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• Texan (24)
• [2007-02-15 18:56]

Aweseome wildlife action capture. You caught the duck in flight beautiful shot.

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• cclaudiu (0)
• [2007-02-15 18:56]

Well framed and good exposure; much appreciated you took it in flight; the colors are superb but a bit noisy…

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• ScottHale (136)
• [2007-02-15 18:57]

Joe,
Perhaps "Flapped" for a title, surely it's better than the present "can't think of a title". :)
He has his flaps down preparing to land.
I like this shot because you left him room to fly into and the shallow DOF isolates him so well. You also know that the catch-light is important in the eys and have caught it well. I particularly like the curling of the tail!!
Again, well done Joe,
Scott

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• Aida (2230)
• [2007-02-15 18:58]

Hi Joe,
This is an extremely beautiful duck, the colours are so great and bright, speccialy the green and the blue. The blur background is very good and I like also the movement of the wings. The details are great.
Regards,
Aida

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• geterdone (755)
• [2007-02-15 19:00]

Another awesome shot Joe. Good OOF bg making the duck stand out beautifully. Perfect focus on the key body parts with some wing motion blur...gotta love it.

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• Lee1 (541)
• [2007-02-15 19:04]

Certainly a nice mallard there. Wonderful colors. Good focus along with detail. Stands out very nicely from the background. Great job, thanks.

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• Bramcote_Mike (1906)
• [2007-02-15 19:10]

Hi Joe
'Mallard in flight'. WOW ! A very good action shot. Good detail and movement in the wings. Even a catch light in his eye. It is a male mallard duck. Well done.
Mike

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• jamfest (4243)
• [2007-02-15 20:23]

Beautiful midflight capture. Unbelievable sharpness with great colors and composition.

TFS,
David

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• c_rapp (7282)
• [2007-02-15 20:46]

Beautiful colors in the duck and great dof. great work TFs
Christan

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• lilimih33 (17715)
• [2007-02-15 20:53]

Hello Joe!
Lovely shot!
Beautiful colours and clarity!
Nice perspective!
Excellent done!
Lili

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• Conspicor (751)
• [2007-02-15 21:12]

Who needs a title? Fantasic shot of a beautiful duck. The action of flight is wonderfully captured. The detail of the duck's body is great, and the movement in the wings is also well shown. Nice use of frame as well. I also like the flashes of colour (orange, blue, green and yellow) on what is a plain background.

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• rintile (13334)
• [2007-02-15 21:46]

Hi Joe, incredible photo, the colours are beautiful and the duck.....excelent model. TFS

rintile

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• memphis1972 (1368)
• [2007-02-16 0:44]

1st , the most beautiful bird i have seen so far, then the most breathtaking shot i have seen so far!

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• gavindya (78)
• [2007-02-16 0:57]

hi Joe,

Perfect ! great POV and DOV, colors and focus are fantastic like always. time and moment talking here. very well done.
oya.... did you ever try to use Nikon D80 with macro lens ?
thx

Haldian

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• Konie (3006)
• [2007-02-16 1:07]

Hi Joe,

A perfect shot. Color, blur, motion, sharpness all rolled into one. BRAVO! TFS.

Konie

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• mortcdz (53)
• [2007-02-16 6:24]

Great wildlife shot - superb colours and details and the composition is excellent. Superb!
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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• perryhooter (27341)
• [2007-02-16 7:07]

Love this smiling duck !

It is a favorite added to my birds theme , like the one ypou posted earlier. But honestly I prefer this one even better!
Superb DOF , momevements, details of the wings and ead, with a perfect background to complete the shot.
Bravo !
Robert

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2007-02-16 9:28]

You are getting quite good at taking action shots of the ducks. This one too is stunning. I agree about the light, it is very nice. Well done on using a fast speed.

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2007-02-16 15:38]

Hi Joe, you keep producing these stunning shots of the duck in flight. Lovely true colours of the Mallard, superb detail and motion blur. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Estuary Reflections I’

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• cstathoulis (13323)
• [2007-02-16 16:38]

Hi Joe,

Great image!!! You've captured this duck in action! :)
Razor sharp details and lovely warm colours enhanced by the sun light!

Very well done
Constantinos

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• SkyF (6138)
• [2007-02-16 16:45]

Hello Joe,
this composition is wonderful, excellent action captured. Wonderful POV to enjoy the lovely detail in the plumage. Very well done, sharpness and colors are excellent.
TFS..Sky

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• Mitra (7908)
• [2007-02-16 18:50]

Fantastic shot Joe. I love the bright colors, lighting, details & sharpness. Well done & thanks for useful info.
Mitra

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• Enric (5870)
• [2007-02-16 22:11]

Nice sharpness, nice composition, nice background, what can i say? Amazing picture. You know it.

Enric.

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• vandana2923 (22207)
• [2007-02-17 8:36]

Great photo. You captured this duck in nice action, sharp, colorful. :) Vandana

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• timtim (9574)
• [2007-02-17 16:33]

another great duck shot
nice colours good focus and comp

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• wishnugaruda (14902)
• [2007-02-21 4:50]
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Congratulations, Joe,
that's a perfect shot, I love it so much.
Excellent sharpness and pretty light, very well done. On TrekNature there is also a master of flying ducks - Gert from Sweden.
Look here if you are interested.
I'm always jelous to see his and now also your shots, I never had luck with flying birds.
Thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• PierreFrigon (15465)
• [2007-02-21 7:58]

WOW! An excellent capture. Excellent sharpness, clarity, POV, composition and colors.
What can I say, it's wonderful
Pierre

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• Biance- (165)
• [2007-03-04 23:08]

Hi Joem

I looked at all your 'duck' images and I think this one is best... the dof is great, and so is the composition... the space to the right lets the duck fly off. Amazing focus, and just his/her body looks great in this position; feet back, head forward and wings spread out for flight... I really like this, and I'm not much of a fan for animal images. The thin black frame is quite effective too.

Lovely model. :)

Biance.

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• jeffsurepix (2988)
• [2007-03-19 9:31]

Hi Joe.

:) Exceptionally anticipated, very vibrant colors. The lights and compo was perfectly in placed. Cheers always.

Thanks/Salamat,
Jeff

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• colvert (4050)
• [2008-11-16 2:27]

very nice colours; excellent sharpness.I like it too