Spray And Pray....

[Joseph Przybyla]

Duck fight, two Blue-winged Teal drakes going at each other. Image captured along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 900 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 400mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Mack]

All that splashing water is great. I like the pose and expression on the right bird.

[Dorian Anderson]

Action is great, but this feels like an opportunistic grab shot with the left bird out of focus. Two bird frames are really tough to pull off, especially if they're both in motion.

[Kurt Bowman]

I too find myself wishing the left bird was more in focus. I like the spraying water and action though.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.