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This bird is shot at sunset and 1/5000 created a total freeze. Some

would argue a slight blur would be more appropriate to get the sense

of motion. Any opinions?

I think, the freeze works really well here. The focus is spot on. Great work. - Anis

You dont need the blur on the bird to get a sense of motion. You have that with the shallow depth of field. The freezing of the bird is awesome, and brings out the details in the feathers and the great colors. Love this pic.

 

BTW, how did you do it?

I agree that there is no need for the "movement blur" here. Great focus !

The duck was having supper near my cabin. Returning to the water it usually follows the same path so I just made sure to be prepeared and walked slowly against it knowing it had to take off to my left to escape. The shot was made in direct evening sunlight at ISO 500 to boost shutter speed. I was a bit lucky since the two other frames in the 3-shot takeoff series was exposed at 1/2500 and the motion blur is there at that speed. I used a fixed aperture at f4 and follow-focus. The bird filled approx 50% of the frame.

Outstanding outdoor wildlife photography!!!!

freeze the beautiful colors and textures!

don't change anything !

Neat!

No need for blur with the bird obviously in-flight. Or is he hanging from some stings? Just kidding :-) Great grab!

Not the usual bird-in-flight photo. This one is sharper and much more interesting.

I can honestly say that I've never seen a pic like this! Excellent work.

Great shot !!

I had enough fun trying to capture some bees in flight the other day, now this is something special, what flash setting did you use, or is this really a no flash shot.

One really small thought, I am best at them, perhaps the bird could do with a little more space, especially to fly into. I see you had some space to play with so only a thought, the shot itself stands as a great one well done.

Regards Mark.

This is wonderful. I like the frozen motion, it is unlike most other duck flight pictures. Absolutely tack sharp. Unbelievable capture, nice colors, and great depth of field choice. Excellent.

Technique, aestethics, the exact instant with the wings forward,... Perfect wildlife shot.

The pic has motion and sharpness. The blurred background just adds to the whole...

Awesome as is. The sharpness and position of the wings is what makes this different from everyother bird in flight picture.

Very well captured motion and very nice color palette.

This is the best " freeze shot " I have ever seen. you really nailed this one right on the money. Great job of setting him up and capturing this image.one to be proud of for sure. Nice work. JC

 

You made the right choice. You captured the perfect moment. And, most importantly, you got the duck's better profile.

nice shot, excellent detail...

the pose is a bit awkward, but with its facial "expression" it looks really funny = )

Nothing to add to the previous positive comments.
Just superb!

With a 100 lens, he must have been close even with the 1.5x. It seems cropped, so he could have been close enought to touch. Did you use flash? It looks a bit like it.

 

Very well done photo and congratualtions to you fo planning it out. I haven't gotten a bird in flight this sharp yet. You make me want to try.

 

 

aseptic study of avian flight dynamics. And it works perfectly well for me! Great job.