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08-APR-2012 Vern Rogers (fotabug)

Water Skiing Mallard

This Mallard, photographed at Alton Baker Park, was coming in for a landing. I caught it with my D3 and 80-400 in DX mode, as it put the brakes on.

Nikon D3 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/500s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1250 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Apr-2012 07:15:39
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D3
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1250
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Steve Macomber24-Apr-2012 03:24
Great Stop Action. Beautiful photo. V!
David Sands15-Apr-2012 12:18
Stellar capture.
monica memoli13-Apr-2012 14:58
Unbelievable!!!! v
Chuck Hall12-Apr-2012 04:14
Great capture!
Thanks for sharing.
NealyBob12-Apr-2012 04:01
Excellent capture and timing~!V
Sandy 11-Apr-2012 05:06
Looks like he is putting on the brakes. Vivid color. Excellent timing. Right place, right time.
Guest 11-Apr-2012 00:16
perfect timing
David Jolley10-Apr-2012 01:48
Great timing. Nice vivid colors.
Rebecca Leberman 09-Apr-2012 22:54
Another one of your best!!! I love the depth of focus.
Helen Betts09-Apr-2012 18:07
Great timing for this water landing! Excellent color and light as well. Nicely done! V.
Martin Lamoon09-Apr-2012 17:23
Great capture of this distant shot. V
joseantonio09-Apr-2012 17:08
Great timing. I love this light and colors
Alexander Kazakov09-Apr-2012 16:51
Great! V
FZ10 Users Group09-Apr-2012 16:49
great shot
Judith Barnett09-Apr-2012 16:15
Great shot and great capture!
Chuck09-Apr-2012 15:26
Really a nice image. Wish I had taken it.
Marcia Colelli09-Apr-2012 14:50
Wonderful timing and great action capture V
Bob Moeller09-Apr-2012 14:26
Now we've seen everything. A Mallard water skiing. Great shot!
Clay Swatzell 09-Apr-2012 13:45
Very nice action shot that was well timed.
Guest 09-Apr-2012 13:31
super action image Vern and great colours and reflections.
martyn george (Hedonic3000)09-Apr-2012 13:02
I love the colours and lighting in this shot, very well done, Vern. V.
Jim Coffman09-Apr-2012 12:39
Excellent capture,Vern!
Roger Bailey09-Apr-2012 09:46
A superb image, nice reflection.
Ed Duverger09-Apr-2012 09:13
Great colorful landing.
Pierre Schneider09-Apr-2012 08:24
superb catch !
John Reynolds LRPS09-Apr-2012 07:14
Excellent capture - sharp and detailed. V.
Ronald Bijtenhoorn09-Apr-2012 07:14
You captured a great moment of this waterskiing duck. But what a beautiful reflection as well!
Wayne Darnaby09-Apr-2012 06:11
Nice capture Vern....just the right moment.
Guest 09-Apr-2012 05:57
Wow! Superb timing!
shatterbug09-Apr-2012 05:44
Great capture...beautiful light and colors!
Ruth Voorhis09-Apr-2012 03:55
Great action catch! Beautiful color too.
Steve Thuman09-Apr-2012 03:49
Skiing season is open!
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS09-Apr-2012 03:48
Awesome, awesome, capture Vern!
William Barletta09-Apr-2012 03:30
A great catch Bravo!
foto-baja-mex09-Apr-2012 03:17
Excellent capture !!!

"B"
Bea.09-Apr-2012 03:13
Super action catch.
Jack Hoying09-Apr-2012 02:32
That's a fine catch! Lots of color and action.
paplvr09-Apr-2012 01:41
What a fun catch! Love it. Just perfect timing. Linda S
Laura Milholland09-Apr-2012 01:04
Lovely water skiing Mallard! Beautiful colors and light, and a great stop of the action, Vern.
Walter Otto Koenig09-Apr-2012 01:00
Great timing to get this dynamic shot. "V"
Lise De Serres09-Apr-2012 00:51
Excellent timing!!
Ed R 09-Apr-2012 00:33
Duck! Its a low flying duck!

Great image!
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