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Into the blue

© Robert R. Grove

Into the blue

Uploaded: November 05, 2006

Description

Mallard ducks flying fast into the blue,f5.6 ,1/1600 , almost full frame, no manipulations.
Ontario Canada 2006

Comments

Robert Baer November 05, 2006

robert
this is beautiful. compositon, colors, clarity. great job. justin baer #551821

Laura N November 05, 2006

wow...everything about this is wonderful! It's so bright, vibrant and sharp! #3549028

Mitch Spence level-classic November 05, 2006

Robert, this is beautiful. I am utterly amazed by the sharpness here. How in the world did you do that? #3549060

Robin R. November 05, 2006

Wow. The clarity is amazing. #3549231

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 05, 2006

Excellent capture Robert! Jeff #3549646

Ken Slade November 05, 2006

Robert, this is an outstanding photo. The colors are wonderful and the focus is excellent. Nice timing on this shot. I was wondering what lens you used for this photo?

You have an excellent gallery. I woulld love to get a good in-flight mallard photo. I have been trying for weeks!
#3549824

Robert R. Grove November 05, 2006

Thank you all for the comments !!, I used an ef 100/400 L IS #3549835

Richard D. Cox November 05, 2006

Awesome photo. Color, comp, clarity, contrast all perfect. #3549981

Janine Russell level-deluxe November 05, 2006

Robert, excellent color, detail, exposure, lighting and clarity; excellent flight capture. #3550457

Sharon F. Morris November 06, 2006

Picture Perfect :-) Love the great colors in this image. Great Capture #3553992

Cary Rogers November 07, 2006

Magnificent capture, Robert! Vibrant colors, great lighting, and crisp detail! Nice work! #3557980

Robert R. Grove November 08, 2006

Thank you again Laura,Mitch,Robin,Jeff,Ken,Richard,Janine,Sharon,Cary, I think the light was just great at the time , often it is not so . #3563862

Karen Slagle November 09, 2006

Wow - I'm stunned by this gorgeous capture, Robert. This is so sharp and the bg looks like a painting. Your gallery is full of the beauty of nature. It takes real talent to capture birds in flight... #3565334

Robert R. Grove December 02, 2006

Thank you Karen for the compliments and taking the time to view my portfolio .
Best regards Robert #3659324

December 29, 2006

So simple, yet it works. great light, background, moment #3756513

Cindy Cone December 29, 2006

Beautiful image, Robert! Congrats! #3756993

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) December 29, 2006

Great image. #3757503

Sharon F. Morris December 30, 2006

Congrats Robert on your wonderful Finalist! #3758461

Robert R. Grove January 07, 2007

Thank you for the comments by the judges and Cindy,Kara,Sharon ,best regards Robert #3792590

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