In flight by judithg

In flight

It was such a grey day today with heavy low cloud. Feeling uninspired and bored with all my usual walks I worked all morning and then took Monty and myself up to Ely for a change of scene. I parked in a slightly odd location (but hey - car parks in Ely are FREE - they say, 'tell your friends' - so I am). I had my 100mm lens on which was useless for cathedral photos as it's absolutely massive (the cathedral not the lens) and needed a wider angle so I decided to photograph a few ducks by the river which I could have done in Cambridge and they obligingly took off. Not the best focus ever but it was this or a stuffed bird in a shop window and somehow that felt like cheating (although it was such a good example of taxidermy that I could have told you all it was alive). I'm miles behind with commenting but will do my best to catch up later.
Love the energy in this!
February 11th, 2015  
The wing blur looks great, great timing. Re car parking in Ely, I think that its only free for 2hrs. Still good though.
February 11th, 2015  
Fabulous in-flight capture.
February 11th, 2015  
Great action shot
February 11th, 2015  
@jennywren All day if you arrive after 8.30 - 90 minutes if you're parked during 8-8.30am. One of them has a 4h limit in the part that's close to the cathedral.
February 11th, 2015  
@judithg Thanks for the info
February 11th, 2015  
Ah so it was stuffed...would never have guessed! Free car parks are the salvation of small towns. Garstang has free too thanks to Booths!
Wonderful power of these ducks as they fly over!
February 11th, 2015  
This one is really cool!
February 11th, 2015  
I like the really good focus on the front bird while flying. Two by two, they suddenly decide to change their location!
February 11th, 2015  
What a great capture. Did you get to see the embroidery exhibition in the cathedral? Probably not with Monty in tow! I'm going to see it next week.
February 11th, 2015  
Super shot, amazing you got them both in. Lightening reactions Jude!
February 11th, 2015  
You must have a trigger finger...well captured. I think the coloured feathers of these ducks are amazing and you have caught them beautifully. Two for the price of one.
February 12th, 2015  
were they mating?
February 12th, 2015  
Super action shot!
February 12th, 2015  
Great shot, the blurring works so well to give the sense of flight
February 12th, 2015  
Great flying ducks
February 12th, 2015  
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