Can't get enough of PhilDucks in flight!

[Romy Ocon]

I can't seem to get tired of these ducks found only in our islands.... here's one from yesterday's Candaba sortie. ;D

Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica, a Philippine endemic)
1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 320, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure, 475B/3421 support, RAW:



Romy

[Farmer Nestor]

MADRE MIA!! I thought I have droplets of water on my LCD screen!

[Martin Alvendia]

Nice catch of the leap! Another favorite Master Romy!

[Raul Marcelo]

Amazing!!!! Idol Romy, question: why is the wing blurred? is it speed or depth of field? Excuse my ignorance. hahaha

[Romy Ocon]

Thanks, Nestor, Martin and Raul!

rmarcelo said:

Amazing!!!! Idol Romy, question: why is the wing blurred? is it speed or depth of field? Excuse my ignorance. hahaha

The small area of the wings and the relatively heavy body of the duck require very fast wing beats for take-off. Even 1/1600 sec shutter speed was not fast enough to freeze the wing tips, which move the fastest among all parts of the flapping wing.

[tina mallari]

My OH My Romy Another eye popping shot you've got there !!!!!! When will I ever get to capture something like that kaya HehEHehHEehEhe in my dreams !!!

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

I still have to try the Bigma on the Ducks at SRP. So far the weather/fog prevents me form doing this.

Romy, you just raised the bar on wild flying duck photography!! ;D ;D ;D

Nilo

[Raul Marcelo]

Idol Romy, at 1/1600th i can't even freeze the duck's heartbeat, so i still get blurred chests. hahaha.

[Bob Kaufman]

longbow97 said:

I still have to try the Bigma on the Ducks at SRP. So far the weather/fog prevents me form doing this.

[glow=red,2,300]Romy, you just raised the bar on wild flying duck photography!! ;D ;D ;D[/glow]
Nilo

Sir Romy actually raised the bar on all kinds of avian photography!

[Reyno Rosete]

Fantastic in-flight capture as always Romy !!!