It happened quickly. The motor drive was running on slow speed (3.5 fps) as I tracked the ducks yet the images both before and after this one did not show any potential mid-air problem.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Ducks-Near Collision
Three mallards in descending flight. The two drakes are almost colliding with each other as they try to stay with the hen. There is some distance compression with a 400mm lens but the two ducks were still very close to bumping.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Mallard in descending flight-2.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Mallard in descending flight.
This drake mallard is in rapid descent as can be seen by his sharply cupped wings. The feet are deployed as air brakes.
The duck is beginning to slow its airspeed yet it is still so fast that it is hard to track when using a long lens with minimal field of view. A duck passing to the side, like this one, requires swinging the camera rapidly to keep up with the bird as well as trying to keep the focus locked on.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Freestyle skier.
This photograph was one of the last that I shot of the freestyle skiers and the location was my favorite. I was on the side and slightly up from the bottom. The hill is very steep but not very long so I was almost directly underneath the skiers after they came off the ramp. I was shooting almost straight up so I didn't have any background items in the image (except for the top of the ramp, but this helps orient the viewer perhaps).
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Freestyle skiing hill.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
More freestyle.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Freestyle skiers
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Park City, Utah
Here are a couple images from Park City, Utah. They were taken on different days, and I wouldn't have taken the second one except for the presence of the moon. How fortunate to get that opportunity!
Shot from the balcony of the condo overlooking the plaza. No tripod available so I used the railing as a rest.
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