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Mallard in flight

Mallard caught in a porcelain pose
(do you still get those ducks for the wall?)

Mallard caught in a porcelain pose
(do you still get those ducks for the wall?)
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Canon EOS 760D

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 300/1

upload_date

Oct, 2021

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Awards

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Creative Winter Award

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

Behind The Lens

Location

This picture was taken by the shore in the town of Tain, Highland Region.

Time

The picture was taken at early afternoon, approximately 2pm

Lighting

It was a nondescript type of day but with enough sunlight through the cloud to illuminate the subject

Equipment

Canon EOS760D hand held with a 300mm lens

Inspiration

I love photographing aerial subjects (birds, planes and clouds) as, to get a good photo, you can need lightning reflexes (well maybe not for clouds) so when the drake took off I took my chance.

Editing

Just a little cropping to get the image I wanted.

In my camera bag

I’ve always got my 2 Canons - an EOS 760D and an EOS 100D. For lenses I normally carry a 50mm lens and a 200mm lens but if I’m after wildlife I will also take my 300mm lens which has IS giving me a bit more control for those hand held shots. For aviation work I also have an 18-55mm zoom and a 75-300mm zoom so that I can get the composition that I’m looking for when working at speed. All lenses are Canon.

Feedback

Always be ready! Animals and birds are very easily spooked and not having your camera all set up and in your hands could mean you’ll miss the shot (goodness knows the number of avian photos I’d missed until I started carrying out this advice myself!)

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Mallard in flight

Mallard caught in a porcelain pose (do you still get those ducks for the wall?)

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