up and away!!!!


Photo Information
love this duck in the pershore sunset
18/02/2010 - 12:01HHodges
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/350
Aperturef/9.5
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length120mm
Views/Likes198/0

K10D

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:14
Brilliant image! Superb timing. Go to the top of the class.

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tomkeet

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:28
Wonderful capture, well done.
Regards
Tom

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bwlchmawr

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:41
Extraordinarily good. A once-in-a-lifetime shot!

A.
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thoughton

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:52
Stunning! A slight crop to de-center the duck wouldn't go amiss, but nonetheless a really really incredible shot, well done!!!!

Best photo I've seen on this forum for quite a while
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Last Edited by thoughton on 18/02/2010 - 12:53

ripstar74

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 13:20
Is this real? wow if it is. And good PS skills if it isnt.
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thoughton

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 13:32
Yeah I wondered that too Ripstar That must be a flash used on the duck , which makes we wonder about range etc. A flash would partly explain the sharpness and lack of movement in the background. Even if it is a PS job, it's still excellent.
Tim
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bwlchmawr

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:19
Guys, I think it has to be flash but the exif info is really weird...still a great shot! If it's merged in PS it becomes something else. And I become disappointed. Hope not!

A.
Best wishes,

Andrew

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Greytop

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:52
A stunning image, so much so that I would like to know more about it. Please do tell the circumstances of capture.

I'll say it again stunning, worthy of publication
Regards Huw

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Last Edited by Greytop on 18/02/2010 - 15:18

thoughton

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 15:01
Yes slightly odd EXIF, 1/350s, which rules out flash?
Tim
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pauljay

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 15:58
Spill the beans HHodges!

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Bobbinalorry

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 18:04
Nice,very, very nice indeed Almost too stunning to be real
Best Regards, Larry.

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bonnipics

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 19:10
They have said it all fantastic shot regards Ron
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Pentaxviking

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 21:04
Superb!

Tobio

Link Posted 18/02/2010 - 21:05
Nice image. I agree, looks like a clone job, because there is two places on the duck that are like see through, small cloning mistakes I guess. If the duck is not cloned onto the background, then probably flash used. I do clone too sometimes to remove the worst background problems, but I find adding new stuff on photos is not for my taste (bad taste).
Best regards,
Tobio

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kinsbergen

Link Posted 19/02/2010 - 12:01
CRAZY but this is sooo not real! The light on the duck is just not all like it should be...
But forget it, this is very nice, really nicely done!!
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Bobbinalorry

Link Posted 22/02/2010 - 15:01
Super piccie either way
But aint you opened a can 'o worms
Best Regards, Larry.

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