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Coming in for a Landing
Coming in for a Landing
MaryO


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Challenge: Action Shot III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Ducks and Geese
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Feb 19, 2009
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2009

 I love how sharply these 3 stand out from the background, and how they are all in different positions. And that I actually got catchlights for all of them from a good distance away! I kind of like this better with a wider crop, but I think for the challenge people will want to see more detail on the ducks, if they are the sort of people who like to see ducks at all.

PP - converted from RAW, rotated slightly, cropped, 2nd layer (dodge ducks, merge in multiply mode), dodged ducks some more, increased contrast and saturation, added border, resized, sharpened with slight noise reduction.

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 194
Avg (all users): 5.9694
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6567
Avg (non-participants): 6.0988
Views since voting: 1166
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 229
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/04/2009 03:38:01 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
wonderful capture, great choice on dof, and superb reflexes on that shutter release finger!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D3
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
 03/03/2009 07:11:58 AM
First impression is that this is a continuous shot till I realise a different colour duck head. Good shot.
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Pentax K5II
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 03/02/2009 10:10:55 PM
The combination of the 3 different body positions and the beautiful colors makes this shot a winner.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 03/02/2009 04:22:41 PM
Great capture! Love the colors and sharpness in the Mallards. The motion in the wings is an added bonus.
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Samsung Digimax 130
 02/28/2009 04:11:48 AM
What a great shot,I just love it:-)
My favourite of favourites in this challenge.
Good luck.
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 02/27/2009 04:32:31 PM
Fantastic detail in all of the ducks as they come in for a landing. That dark backdrop really gives good pop to them all. Well done!
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
02/26/2009 09:30:00 PM
Good Shot
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 02/26/2009 03:15:00 PM
Nice and dramatic but I wish they were a bit bigger in the frame
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 02/25/2009 05:43:40 PM
What beautful ducks. Great capture.
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