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Graceful take-off

By KingArthur
Shot captured last April while doing my rounds on a productive late afternoon down by the water's edge.

With the camera set and prepared, I was eyeing this juvenile Mallard through my viewfinder and, sensing that it was about to make a rapid take-off, zoomed in on it ..... releasing the shutter just as it scrambled into action. Really pleased with this frozen moment, the camera/lens combo delivering really well when I needed most ..... turned out to be one of my shots of the day too!

Viewing large looks even better.

Action Gear -
Camera: Nikon D7500
Lens: Nikkor 200-500mm at 500mm

Have a great Sunday,
Joe Smile

Tags: Action photography Bird photography Birds in flight General interest Take-off Wildlife and nature Birds wildlife nature Nikon D7500 KingArthur Mallard In Flight Nikkor 200-500mm

Voters: Niknut, sparrowhawk, Sylviwhalley and 50 more

Readers' Choice Awards are given to photos that get over 30 votes

Uploaded:
3 Jul 2022 10:25AM
Camera:
Nikon D7500
Lens:
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Shutter Speed:
1/3200s
Aperture:
f/5.6
ISO:
640
Focal Length:
500.0 mm
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Comments


sparrowhawk Plus
14 282 3 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 10:32AM
another great inflight shot !!
Steve
Sylviwhalley Plus
16 236 4 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 10:33AM
Great well timed capture.
Sylvia
LexEquine Plus
16 1 20 United States
3 Jul 2022 10:44AM
💎💎💎💎💎💎 LEx 🌞🍸🍸🍸🍸🌅
johnsd Plus
16 4 2 Scotland
3 Jul 2022 10:45AM
A lovely capture Joe of this Mallard in flight.

John D
smut01 Plus
7 137 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 11:02AM
Great capture Joe!
Tony
NDODS Plus
12 5.8k 130 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 11:37AM
Great timing and capture.
Nikonuser1 Plus
10 175 16 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 11:38AM
Well captured JoeSmileSmile

Cliff
Len1950 Plus
13 4 England
3 Jul 2022 11:43AM
Top shooting Joe.Smile
mike9005 Plus
13 6 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 12:07PM
Great timing, lovely capture, Joe.

Mike
Chinga Plus
12 112 3 United Kingdom
3 Jul 2022 1:30PM
Beautiful capture mid-air...
Isabel GrinGrin
christinecilia Plus
11 14 England
3 Jul 2022 1:31PM
wow good caotur Grin
manicam 18 44 1 Canada
3 Jul 2022 2:12PM
Wow... beautiful shot !! GrinGrinGrin

Sherman
Herbert_Catania Plus
16 30 1 Malta
3 Jul 2022 3:34PM
A splendid shot Joe ! Spot on !
Kaxxie Plus
2 England
3 Jul 2022 9:06PM
That’s a great capture Joe.

Karen
Edcat55 4 Malta
4 Jul 2022 7:12AM
great inflighT CATCH JOSEPH

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