Drake Green-winged Teal

[Tim Foltz]

Canon 1DX • 700 mm • 1/1600 • f/7.1 • ISO 640 • hand held • manual

A morning shot from my favorite winter pond.

Thanks for looking.

-Tim

[John Whaley]

Nothing to offer here but sweet. Awesome capture. They fly fast don't they...

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet light and calm water is really nice Tim! love the wing position too. I am wondering what it would look like if you just leave the bird in and crop out the reflection. I like this one too, but may lean over that version because I think will show more details

TFS

[Tim Foltz]

sweet light and calm water is really nice Tim! love the wing position too. I am wondering what it would look like if you just leave the bird in and crop out the reflection. I like this one too, but may lean over that version because I think will show more details

TFS

Thanks Arash, that would be a fairly large crop even though the image is sharp I'll have to check the archives for a closer one.

[Lorant Voros]

Top notch pose and though the reflection isn't crisp I find it artistic, like a painting. Nice composition too. Good work.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Tim, excellent flight pose with the full downstroke of the wings, and lots of colours to look at. The trailing droplets add interest too. Its always good to capture a reflection.

[Bill Dix]

Terrific capture, Tim. Great wing position. I had the same thought as Arash -- the reflection adds interest, but it might be a lovely shot without it since the reflection is less than mirror-like. But there are some signs of a large crop, so maybe just be thrilled with the OP and call it a day?

[Adhika Lie]

Very nice shot, Tim. I like the composition as is. The sharpness on the bird is addictive.

[David Salem]

I had the exact same thought as Arash did as soon as I looked at this beautiful flight frame. The reflection isn't great so I figured why not crop the reflection out for a 2x3 landscape. Then I looked at the details which look pretty darn good but it might not hold up to heavier cropping so I am with you on the comp. If it would have been a perfect reflection, this would have been way over the top. I guess you will have to settle for just over the top! Well done and love the perfect light angle and fully lit speculums.

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific flight pose, super light and great details on this hard to photograph duck. Since the reflection is murky I would prefer losing it but understand the image can't handle the crop.

[Doug Brown]

Great flight frame that really shows off the color of a Green-winged Teal.