Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Sony A850~Sony 70-400G@400mm~ISO 1250~1/320 sec~F/5.6~HH~manual exposure~11-7-2010~Herman Park, Houston~CS5~Redfield Fractalius
I know the background is grainy, it seemed to be appropriate. I used the CS5 crop tool that has a "crop guide Overlay" that has a rule of thirds option. Placed the eye at the upper left hot spot.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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Very nice, Bill! The composition is perfect, and I like the up-close view of the duck. Nice colors and details.

It's an interesting look Bill, I like the colors and the pose. That one drop in the middle FG I might evict but not really necessary. One of my fav. ducks!