Take Off ,, Up Up and Away

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Take Off .jpeg
Take Off .jpeg4715×3074 1.1 MB

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As I walked in the park again yesterday , I was trying to photograph this duck and then he suddenly took off and i clicked the shutter. To my surprise i got a shot. The water trail and drops and the movement of the duck in flight. Grab Shot for sure…

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Yes Could be more in focus and maybe cropped differently.

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ISO 400. Shutter 22 f11 edited in Photoshop…

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The crop is OK with me, Gil. I love the blurred wings. Were you on a bridge or something? It looks like you were shooting down at a pretty steep angle-something usually frowned upon in bird photography, but as a B&W, I think it works rather well for this image.

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I was on the shore and saw this guy in the water. As I was about to take his photo. He took off. And I snapped this image. The trail of the water and drops were kinda cool. So I edited in B&W and gave it that old school imperfect vibe. Post here for Fun.

A GRAB SHOT. A moment in time.
Thanks for showing interest. I really appreciate it.

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Now you’re a real bird photographer!! The original color here would have been a learning experience, but by going B/W you abstracted it to be a very interesting image. Well done!

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Thanks. Just lucky I got something to edit.

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This is a terrific B&W wildlife image that ignores all the rules to great advantage. I really like that the bird feels like it’s flowing out of the frame. Excellent.

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Thanks so much. I didn’t know of any Rules. I looked at your image folder and you do a lot of birds images. I especially like the B&W images. Single Light Portrait really shines…Sharp and the Tone is just great. I really appreciate your comment on my image. A Grab shot for sure. I’m going to the shore soon and may try to capture some of the birds that live there. any advise… im pretty much a no rules photographer. Learned that from Cole Thompson … but any suggestion would be great. Always learning !!! Thanks again

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