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These extreamly fast ducks are plentiful on the east pond of Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. When they fly close to you there wings make a mechanical sound similar to a helicopter. I took these photos a few minutes after sunset in the pritty blue light wiht the assistance of fill flash. Soon the merganser will head north to avoid the comfortable temperatures that we will soon have here in New York City.

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022617DSC_6713 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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022617DSC_6716 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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022617DSC_6720 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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022617DSC_6722 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

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022617DSC_6757 by Morris Bennett Altman, on Flickr

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:23 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Red breasted merganser

I've never seen them with such a "black eye" before. My favourite is #2 where I think you have managed the right amount of subject sharpness combined with the blurred panning motion to create an effective shot.

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Geoff

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:26 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Red breasted merganser

Nicely done on these speedy birds Morris.

Birdie

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:38 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Red breasted merganser

Beautiful work and beautiful birds. I'd love to spend time just birding your territory with you - I'm a huge fan of your work and totally envious of the birds you get to see.

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:44 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Red breasted merganser

Nice Morris. Almost every time i saw these at lake they are way far from my lens reach. Your images are really good.

Mar 02, 2017 at 10:21 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Red breasted merganser

Well done Morris ~ Ron

Mar 02, 2017 at 11:02 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Red breasted merganser

Beautiful shots and amazing panning skills Morris, # 2 is the best of the group.

Marcelo

Mar 02, 2017 at 11:11 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Red breasted merganser

Nice shots! The in-flight shots really capture the feeling of speed.

Dave

Mar 02, 2017 at 11:52 PM

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arbitrage wrote:
I've never seen them with such a "black eye" before. My favourite is #2 where I think you have managed the right amount of subject sharpness combined with the blurred panning motion to create an effective shot.

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Geoff

Thank you Geoff,
The girls must have had a fight over the boy

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birdied wrote:
Nicely done on these speedy birds Morris.

Birdie

Thank you Roberta

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Ken Crouch wrote:
Beautiful work and beautiful birds. I'd love to spend time just birding your territory with you - I'm a huge fan of your work and totally envious of the birds you get to see.

Thank you Ken,
New York City is on the Eastern Flyway and we get to see incredible variety of birds. Roger Tory Peterson did most of the paintings for his first guide right here in New York City. If you visit I'd be happy to show you around

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maneyo wrote:
Nice Morris. Almost every time i saw these at lake they are way far from my lens reach. Your images are really good.

Thank you Maney,
These were quite a ways out and I'm cropping from 600mm

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surfnron wrote:
Well done Morris ~ Ron

Thank you Ron

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Lightsearcher wrote:
Beautiful shots and amazing panning skills Morris, # 2 is the best of the group.

Marcelo

Thank you Marcelo,
These are at 1/160 which is not that slow, it's the speed of the birds that makes the pan so effective

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dclark wrote:
Nice shots! The in-flight shots really capture the feeling of speed.

Dave

Thank you Dave,
I love to add blur to my images to have them show the speed

Morris

Mar 03, 2017 at 07:41 AM


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