Green-winged Teal.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The pond this fella was in is very small (and shrinking every year), so anything with a full body view plus room for the comp was awash with distracting elements in the BG. It was best to wait for it to come closer to the boardwalk and go for cleaner portraits. I was happy when the green speculum was visible on this particular pass as it was hidden almost all the time. Hopefully it will stick around for a couple more weeks so I can photograph it in full prime breeding plumage!

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, CCW rotation and otherwise FF, a few specks removed in the water via spot removal tool.

[shane shacaluga]

Beautiful image Daniel, the bright green patch on the wing contrasts with the brown and orange fall colours

Details are great too

Really surprised with the sharpness at 1/320 HH with that lens + TC

TFS

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely colors, details & pose.

[Grace Scalzo]

Fabulous close up. The green showing on the duck and in the water is icing on this cake.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

What a beauty Daniel. Great detail as well. The colors of the water really compliment the image

[gail bisson]

Love the detail and the colors. Perfect HA. I do find myself wishing to see the whole duck but understand your choice of comp as you explained.
Just beautiful Daniel!
Gail

[Bill Dix]

A lovely shot, Daniel. The colors, details and comp are terrific, and the green speculum tops it off.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent shooting angle, IQ & light with lovely colors. TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Daniel, any chance you are able to set the gear up on a tripod, pop the tripod in the water and use an angle finder whilst lying on the boardwalk. Just a thought for a slightly lower, waterline POV?

Cheers
Steve

[Carl Walker]

Stunning shot Daniel. Great detail and its a great posture.