up and away!!!!

by HHodges

love this duck in the pershore sunset
Uploaded18/02/2010 - 12:01
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/350
Aperturef/9.5
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length120mm
Unique Views / Likes3/0

K10D
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:14 Link
Brilliant image! Superb timing. Go to the top of the class.

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Too far from a shore.
tomkeet
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:28 Link
Wonderful capture, well done.
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bwlchmawr
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:41 Link
Extraordinarily good. A once-in-a-lifetime shot!

A.
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thoughton
Posted 18/02/2010 - 12:52 Link
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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Edited by thoughton: 18/02/2010 - 12:53
ripstar74
Posted 18/02/2010 - 13:20 Link
Is this real? wow if it is. And good PS skills if it isnt.
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thoughton
Posted 18/02/2010 - 13:32 Link
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.
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bwlchmawr
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:19 Link
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
Posted 18/02/2010 - 14:52 Link
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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Edited by Greytop: 18/02/2010 - 15:18
thoughton
Posted 18/02/2010 - 15:01 Link
Yes slightly odd EXIF, 1/350s, which rules out flash?
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pauljay
Posted 18/02/2010 - 15:58 Link
Spill the beans HHodges!

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Bobbinalorry
Posted 18/02/2010 - 18:04 Link
Nice,very, very nice indeed Almost too stunning to be real
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bonnipics
Posted 18/02/2010 - 19:10 Link
They have said it all fantastic shot regards Ron
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Pentaxviking
Posted 18/02/2010 - 21:04 Link
Superb!
Tobio
Posted 18/02/2010 - 21:05 Link
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).
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Posted 19/02/2010 - 12:01 Link
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!!
Bobbinalorry
Posted 22/02/2010 - 15:01 Link
Super piccie either way
But aint you opened a can 'o worms:
Best Regards, Larry.

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