Bufflehead In Flight.

[Daniel Cadieux]

• Canon EOS R6
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
• ƒ/5.6
• 700mm
• 1/5000s
• ISO 800
• Daniel Caxieux
• Fri, 21 April 2023 8:27 AM
• Daniel Cadieux
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.2.1 (Windows)

Glad you liked the Bufflehead "spinning its wheels" that I previously posted. Now here it is in actual flight, still low to the water.

Canon R6 + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/5000s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld while prone on the ground, cropped for composition, careful dodge and burn to reduce contrast. In hindsight I should remove the lower catchlight.

 

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Dan, about as perfect as can be. No nits from me, wish it were mine. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Brian Sump]

Equally as enjoyable Daniel. Still clamoring about getting clean flight shots with such a narrow dof.

Always great when more perpendicular to get the iridescence on the head but you did a nice job here bringing the colors out.

Beautiful flight pose and dreamy color transition behind. Well done!

 

[Volkan Akgul]

hi,

Wow.. )

pastel-flavored flight frame, to be hung on the living room wall. First of all, it's smooth, the transitions are very simple, it's relaxing to watch... Daniel, you have a good style.

 

[David Pugsley]

Fantastic! I could rattle off a list, but it’s easier to say I love everything about it!


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[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Dan ... what's not to like here .
A super captured image and nicely processed in post .
Very well done

TFS Andreas

 

[kevin Hice]

Great flight of the Bufflehead. Doesn't get any better. Wing position and iridescence are lovely. TFS

 

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Outstanding shot, POV, wing position, angle in frame, DOF, etc. etc.

Truly in the nitpicking category, because it is so good, but there appears to be a bit of haloing along the top of the head just to the left of the eye.

Still, I would really love to have such a fine shot of this generally uncooperative bird!!

Cheers

Randy

 

[Bill Dix]

Amazing! Really tough little critters to catch in flight; and to get him with perfect flight position, low to the water and with such a dreamy background is just stunning. Congratulations.

 

[Arthur Morris]

Fantastic as above He looks as if he wants to hug somebody..

with love, a