Northern Pintail (male and female) (Anas acuta)

Great picture Calvin what a flight formation, for a moment i thought it was the Blue Angels

Eeee.... I'm doing well with Pintail pictures today.... many thanks for this great flight shot Calvin.

(they're my favourite duck you know)

No flight shots are easy with a Superzoom; great capture of the two in flight, Kevin... I can't see the join either

Wonderful focusing and lighting and very clever to put two shots together so seamlessly.

Great shots today Calvin!

Vicki

Fabulous Image Calvin, All In Wonderful Focus Well Done Tfs!!!!!
All The Best
Sue & Simon,

A fantastic image !!! Thanks for sharing.

delia todd:
You'd be seriously squee-ing being here. I see at least 4 pairs of Northern Pintails every time we go out. They are one of my favorites too and fun to photograph. Even the females are pretty, with those leopard-like feather patterns.

ChrisKten:
Confession: I've been using Photoshop since Version 2, so a blend like this was easy (especially with such cooperative sky conditions). Which is why I always make a point of clearly stating when the image is a 'shop job. I try to avoid Photoshop otherwise outside of tonal and sharpening edits...I leave the color, setting, focus blur, and bokeh to whatever the camera gives me for that "this is exactly what I saw" feeling.