Can I Land On This?? Mallard Duck In Flight [Contest Staff Favorites February 2015]
Uploaded: February 13, 2015 15:44:11 | Entered: February 13, 2015 15:45:30
Tokina AT-X 80-400mm Lens
ISO 320, F7.1 1/4,000sec.
New Jersey
Exif: Model: NIKON D300
Liz blahh February 13, 2015
Fantastic capture! #1607387Jeff Robinson February 13, 2015
Impressive in-flight capture! #11247001Mitch Spence February 13, 2015
Super stuff, Jeff. The perspective and action are just great. #11247012Carol L. Fowler February 13, 2015
So crisp and sharp detail! #11247027Ellen Hodges February 13, 2015
Absolutely fantastic capture, Jeff!!! Sooo well done!! #11247034Gord MacEachern February 13, 2015
Agree with Ellen 100% Jeff #11247048Evy Johansen February 13, 2015
Beautiful capture, Jeff! Great timing!! #11247086Teresa Burnett February 13, 2015
Awesome in flight catch, Jeff!! Great detail!! #11247094Jeffrey R. Bange February 13, 2015
Outstanding capture Jeff, you have truly mastered the art of birds in flight. #11247120Ann Coates February 14, 2015
Love your POV on this shot. I want to know if the duck landed there, wouldn't think it would want to unless it had no choice. #11247135Debbie Bray February 14, 2015
Beautiful detail, great capture, Jeff! #11247141Bojan Bencic February 14, 2015
Great composition and title, Jeff. Fantastic photo. #11247157Lynn M. Whitt February 14, 2015
Beautiful colors and clarity. #11247158Salwa Afef February 14, 2015
Beautiful capture :) #11247166Ujjwal Mukherjee February 14, 2015
Another excellent in-flight capture,Jeff!! #11247226Jyri Vissak February 14, 2015 1
Great timing! Well done. #11247238Gail Sullivan February 14, 2015
Outstanding work, Jeff! #11247240Tiia Vissak February 14, 2015
great clarity & timing! #11247262Katherine Kuhn February 14, 2015
Great capture -- love the background icy waters! #11247290Leslie McLain February 14, 2015
Amazing capture, Jeff. #11247300Joy E. Cobb February 14, 2015
Unique image, Jeff! Great work. #11247321John Connolly February 14, 2015
A beautifully timed in flight capture Jeff! The clarity of this image is unbelievable! #11247347Nancy L. Green February 14, 2015
This is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING Jeff, the clarity and colors in this in flight capture, you totally nailed this!!! <>< #11247397Jeff Sielski February 14, 2015
Hi Everyone, thank you all so much for the kind words!! Ann, yes he land on the ice. #11247457Marilyn K. Lincecum February 15, 2015
Wonderful in flight action shot. Great light, tones and detail. Perfect timing. #11247911Anita Bower February 15, 2015
Excellent. Love the position of the duck. Great details. #11248040Melinda F. Schneider February 15, 2015
Fantastic focus, and your timing was spot on! #11248157Charlotte A. Mather February 16, 2015
Stunning detail. Great flight capture! #11248690Charlotte A. Mather February 16, 2015
Stunning detail. Great flight capture! #11248691Sylvia Rourke February 17, 2015
Jeff, this is a great capture of the Mallard in flight. The lighting is perfect. #11249271Deborah Lewinson February 18, 2015
Wow, Jeff, gets a fave! #11249746Jeff Sielski March 01, 2015
Hi Everyone, thank you all so very much!! #11257191Sandy Driscoll July 14, 2015
I love how your photographs show great technical skill and whimsy at the same time! This one is particularly splendid! #11331318Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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