Common Goldeneye needs a running start to reach takeoff speed.

Taken on: April 2022, Local lake, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Nikon D500 w/ 500f4G +1.4X
Effective focal length: 1050mm
DR6 Right angle Finder.
Lightroom 6.0

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Common Goldeneye
Coming in for a landing - Straight to the lens.

Taken on: Early May. William Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Nikon D500 w/ 500mmf4G + 1.4X. @ f7.1; 1/3000; -1/3EV;
Lightroom 6.0 version.

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The lookout deck had proven to be a great vantage point from which to photograph the waterfowl. Thankfully, it was a calm morning so I did not have to contend with waves on the water.

I lied prone on the deck to photograph this particular individual and was ready with the camera's setting when it took off.
The combination of the takeoff action, shot from low angle viewpoint, and the overall warm colour tone make for an appealing image, and the little water splashes bring it all to life.

Taken on: Early morning, May 2021, Boardwalk, J.E. Poole Wetland, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.
Nikon D500 w/ 500f4G+1.4X @ f7.1; 1/1600; -0.77EV; ISO 450
Lightroom 6.0; Sizing and image resolution: 100dpi
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With vigorous wingbeats and its large webbed feet plopping on the water surface faster and faster, the swan runs forward to reach flight speed to become airborne.
500mm f4G + 1.4X
( Murray Marsh, Sturgeon County, Alberta)

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A Mallard duck (Drake) landing on frozen ice on Beaumaris Lake in early Spring.

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