Green-winged Teal duo on log.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was fortunate to have two of these perch on this half-submerged log. They were both busy preening and it quite difficult to get a decent head angle on both individuals. Luckily they stopped for a few seconds and pose perfectly together:). At first I didn't like the BG, especially the URC...but it has grown on me, thus I kept it as it was.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, 1/125s., f/6.3, ISO 500, no EC, handheld, natural light (overcast), about 80% full-frame.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w98/dancad/tn_Green-wingedTeal_0357-01.jpg

[James Salywoda]

I love the surrounding habitat Daniel and the opposing positions of the GWT and eye contact make for a nice all around image. Well Done!

[Paul Lagasi]

Glad you made it down there Dan, Lovely pose on both ducks, especially since they both seem to be saying "cheese"..nice capture...

[Juan Aragonés]

Daniel I like the idea of include details of the habitat but in this case I think that the BG is a little bit distracting. The pose of the two drakes is very nice with a neat eye contact and very different poses and plumages due to molting.

[Stephen Stephen]

Dan I like the pose and eye contact on these two ducks. The male on the left has really improved his plumage since I was there the weekend before. I know how cluttered that area is for backgrounds but I might be tempted to blurr the BG a bit more.