Lesser Scaup, male

[Tim King]

Took this in March of 2012 in a creek fed pond.
Normally a lake wintering duck here in southern ontario,
so it was nice to photograph them with cattails in the BG.

50D | 300mm F4L IS + 1.4TCii | HH
ISO 200, 1/800, f9, 70% of frame
fully camouflaged lying in cattails.

[Steve Wasson]

Nice shot, Tim! I the low shooting angle, the HA, water & cattails form a pleasing bg.

[stuart wanuck]

great colors nice bg

[David Salem]

Great looking Scaup shot. Well done getting the details in the dark head. Might have fried the whites a little to get the dark right, but thats what it takes on some shots. The eye looks great as dose the BG. Very Nice.

[Malcolm Benn]

Heck of an image Tim, love the low angle and colours.

[Marina Scarr]

There isn't a thing I would change here. This is really a very pleasing image. The exposure and details are just out of this world, and I love that little water droplet on its forehead!

[dankearl]

You get about as low as possible for these photo's.
Great work and very nice IQ.

[Frank Schauf]

Sweet light, nice low angle. Great capture.

[christopher galeski]

very nice capture,great light and exposure,good pose.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent profile image of beautiful looking duck. Love the colors,lights,details and water droplets on tip of wings.

Regards,
Satish.

[rajojomanik]

That is one sweet image Tim, beautiful background, head angle and eye contact.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Tim, excellent exposure on the head to bring out the green sheen, infact overall well exposed. Yes, that eye certainly does stand out, and three droplets on the tail are a nice touch. Did I mention what a great BG too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Tim! I like the low angle, sharpness, HA, water drops, BG and composition.