Male Hooded Merganser Jump Takeoff

6 years 3 months ago #567800 by Paul-Rossi
Hooded Mergansers raise their head in a tell-tale sign before they fly out of the water.  If that water has enough space they will run on the water and gradually lift off.  But this male was in a very small pond so he jumped upward and forward at about a 45 degree angle. I had to start moving the camera about 1/2 second after the head raise and make sure to follow his trajectory.  I manually set shutter speed and aperture to ensure a proper exposure with the possibility of changing backgrounds.  If I were to use shutter priority mode and the background changed I would have needed to fool with buttons to get proper exposure by dialing in compensation - not a possibility with explosive action.
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO: 400
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Captured: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:58pm


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6 years 3 months ago #567813 by Kelly Emery
Perfect timing!


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6 years 3 months ago #567846 by Suni Park
Well done! really good moment! 


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6 years 3 months ago #568060 by Steve Rodriguez
Adorable flyer. Nice shot and timing! 


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6 years 2 months ago #568127 by Will Thomas
There's the action!  Way to go on the capture.  


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