# Pintails in Flight

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429 "2022-12-27T20:39:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/1 "2022-12-27T20:39:23Z")

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![Pintails in Flight](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/f/1faed69291ef4a68e55ae0458fa545e72dce79f1.jpeg)

Pintail pair flying in my area. Lowish tide. Nothing I can really do about the background that would look real.

### Specific Feedback Requested

Any

### Technical Details

iso 400, 100-400 plus 1.4X, f8, 800th, A7R3, handheld, moderate crop

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**Author:** ![Dan\_Kearl](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dan_kearl/32/6715_2.png) [@Dan\_Kearl](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dan_Kearl)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/2 "2022-12-27T21:31:39Z")

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Always nice to get both sharp in the frame, especially male and female…  
Nice work! You got away with 1/800 or is that a typo?

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/3 "2022-12-27T22:00:38Z")

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I can’t even get one duck in a frame, flying or not, never mind two so beautifully sharp and positioned. Who cares about the background? Nice.

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/4 "2022-12-27T22:43:31Z")

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> [@Dan\_Kearl](#):
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> Always nice to get both sharp in the frame, especially male and female…  
> Nice work! You got away with 1/800 or is that a typo?

No typo. I was scanning as they flew by me….

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/5 "2022-12-28T21:27:25Z")

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Both sharp and I like the wing position of both. Excellent capture.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/6 "2023-01-06T22:00:12Z")

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Awesome shot with wonderful panning! Not much you can do about the BG? I dunno – this took about 74 seconds. Looks pretty natural to me.

 ![Pintails-in-flight-2-copy-DM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/8/4/8452ce2e6affc660eab40e89a6c487287e9efb99.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pintails-in-flight/32429/8 "2023-01-07T00:27:17Z")

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Thanks. I like what you did! What was your technique?