Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by MaryO:
Nice action shot ;-)

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice idea, setup, and DOF. Slightly less central composition would be more interesting, but I still like it, capturing the feel of action.

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
lol. too cute. 7

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by KarenNfld:
Cute, I like this!

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by gg3rd:
Nice shot.

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by deepfrog17:
this is really fun. great imagination. could use more DOF to capture the water better and make it pop IMO. 7

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by mist:
There's a lot of emotion on the duck's face ;)

Duck shoots the rapids
by whiteflyer

Comment by xstream:
Great timing....that couldn't have been easy.

Kayak At Speed
by whiteflyer

Comment by brownsm:
a couple of constructive criticisms. A centered composition (kayaker right in the middle) tends to be a little boring. A better composition would have had him in the right side of the frame, giving a sense of him moving into the frame. I'm usually all for breaking the rules (rule of thirds here), but in this case, I think the rules would work. Also, the out of focus subject is distracting. Hard to get moving subjects in focus. Good use of the entire tonal range, though.

Kayak At Speed
by whiteflyer

Comment by hotpasta:
the focus point is on the trees at the back, so the rower is out of focus...sorry as this is a good composition and vantage point...also, is it high contrast in the true sense of high contrast? perfhaps not