Green-winged Teal: Poetry in Motion

[Doug Brown]

I photographed this handsome Green-winged Teal at last year's Duck workshop that I co-lead with Dave Salem. The 3 Teal species hold a special place in my heart; they're challenging subjects (small and fast) and they are incredibly beautiful when you get the right pose in the right light.

Canon 1Dx, 600mm + 1.4x, f/6.3, 1/3200, ISO 640, manual exposure, hand held

[Bill Dix]

Spectacular capture of this beauty - one of my favorites too. Tiny head turn, gorgeous background, exquisite detail. Near wing perhaps a tad less than perfect, but a different position might have obscured the speculum on the far wing, which peeks through nicely.

[John Whaley]

Beautiful capture. They fly fast so not easy but great light and bg. Well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, I like the upward flight pose and you certainly nailed the raised wings well enough. The detail, colours and sharpness on the head and neck are simply outstanding, and I do like the hint of the droplets on the belly. Well captured.

[keith mitchell]

I find it difficult to take my eyes off the head of this duck got to be close to perfect with it's colour and sheen ,water droplets are icing on the cake,excellent job.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Beautiful image. The colours are awesome, both bird and BG. Really good detail on the bird.

Will

[Glenn Conlan]

Nailed another duck in flight well done Doug, its getting close to that time of year hope for a good migration to the ponds.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight shot with beautiful colors, superb details, nice wing span and great HA.


Regards,
Satish.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Simply a gem, Doug. Image quality is exceptional. Amazing detail, colors, and beautiful complimentary BG.

Geoffrey




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[David Salem]

The IQ on this one is stellar. The head angle and the Details are awesome and I like the fantastic colors captured. Look forward to another great duck workshop Douglas. See ya soon

[Doug Brown]

Thanks guys! I definitely love photographing winter ducks!

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet shot man! love the wing position, the BG and the soft light.