Pin the Tail on the Duck ( LARGE POST )

Harv

The weather forecast for tomorrow is a huge dump of snow... as much as a foot or more. I decided to take advantage of getting out for a while today and was rewarded by the arrival of a duck I've wanted since I started shooting. Not only that, but the sun was shining. May I present... Mr. Pintail.

1D MkIII and 300 f/2.8L IS EXIF should be intact.

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Thanks for looking.
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JenGrace

Those are really nice! I love how in some pics the light blue in his beak is almost the same color as the sky...kind of a cool optical illusion making it look like he has a hole in his beak.

Maestro

Very nice series Harv. Tack sharp!

Harryb

Excellent set of shots.

john l

Great set Harv. I really enjoy your pics. I'm sitting here in Barrie so we can compare snow fall tomorrow. I just sprung for a Canon 40d so I hope to join you and the rest of the guys shooting BIF's. John

darkdragon

Great set and a nice looking duck (havent seen one of those before).

I actually tried to get out and get some bird/duck/etc. photos on Sunday, but almost everything I got of them flying was utter crappolla. My best lens is a Canon 70-200 f4L and it just wasn't long enough

I love looking at your bird photos though.

Harv

JenW wrote:

Those are really nice! I love how in some pics the light blue in his beak is almost the same color as the sky...kind of a cool optical illusion making it look like he has a hole in his beak.

Thanks a lot, Jen.

Harv

Maestro wrote:

Very nice series Harv. Tack sharp!

Thanks, Stephen. I appreciate the kind words.

Harv

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set of shots.

Thanks very much, Harry.

Harv

john l wrote:

Great set Harv. I really enjoy your pics. I'm sitting here in Barrie so we can compare snow fall tomorrow. I just sprung for a Canon 40d so I hope to join you and the rest of the guys shooting BIF's. John

Thanks very much, John. Living in Barrie, you will always get more snow than us. I think you'll thoroughly enjoy the 40D. I had one briefly and found it to be a great camera. Super IQ. I look forward to some of your BIFs.

Harv

darkdragon wrote:

Great set and a nice looking duck (havent seen one of those before).

I actually tried to get out and get some bird/duck/etc. photos on Sunday, but almost everything I got of them flying was utter crappolla. My best lens is a Canon 70-200 f4L and it just wasn't long enough

I love looking at your bird photos though.

Thanks a lot for your kind words. I agree that the 70-200 will normally be a bit on the short side for birds but the image quality that lens produces shouldl stand up to a heavy crop. 200mm with a 1.6 crop camera is the 35mm camera equivalent to 320mm. I shot 300mm today on a 1.3 crop camera which is the 35mm camera equivalent to 390mm. That's only about 20% longer. You might just surprise yourself with what you could produce with good technique. Keep the shutter speed up and be smooth with your tracking.

dbaker1221

fantastic set Harv!!!!! :ivar

like Harry said...that nikon is working great for you

ShepsMom

These are fantastic!! Very sharp and very clear. Well done thumb

Harv

dbaker1221 wrote:

fantastic set Harv!!!!! :ivar

like Harry said...that nikon is working great for you

Thanks a lot, Dave. Just imagine, I'm the only guy with a Nikon MkIII rofl

Harv

ShepsMom wrote:

These are fantastic!! Very sharp and very clear. Well done thumb

Thanks for the kind words, Marina. Glad you enjoyed them.

M. Lentz

ALL VERY NICE! But #1, #3 and #4 really rock! Congrats!

Harv

M. Lentz wrote:

ALL VERY NICE! But #1, #3 and #4 really rock! Congrats!

Thanks a lot, Mike. I really appreciate your comments.