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    Default Icy Green-winged Teal CLose-Up

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    Same individual form that same bone-chilling cold morning (-32C). We can see ice and frost built up on the feathers. My 500mm had been gone to the shop for a well-needed "tune-up" after 10 years of use. The 100-400L II + 1.4TC III combo was up to the task for a few weeks and did not disappoint (for those wondering about IQ with is zoom and TC). A much tamer (or maybe hungrier) than usual individual that surprisingly came out of the water to follow a couple of mallards eating thrown seeds.

    Canon R6 + 100-400L II + 1.4TC III @560mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/14, ISO 3200, FF, handheld while lying prone on the ice, cleaned up a few specks on the ground, and cleaned up the reflection on the eye as well.

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    Daniel:

    That is one cold looking duck! The soft light really makes the eye pop, nice feather detail and color. Since you had the zoom, did you shoot any looser frames?

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    ****, that's great. Until today, I've had awful luck with this species over the years; my collection consists of one frame from the 2011, right when I bought my 500 f/4 IS. I suspect this guy wasn't motivated
    to move because of the cold as they're usually very skittish. Nothing to nit pick on this one. I would never have guessed this was a zoom lens plus a TC! Details of super crisp!

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    Hi Dan ... awesome close up of this species in winter scenery .
    Love all the fine details and the colors .
    The subject appears a bit flat to me ... just my personal pref , nothing wrong with it .

    TFS Andreas

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    Really sweet portrait! Love all the snow and ice coverage this fella! It doesn't look flat to my eyes, I like this as posted. Great job!

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    Thanks gang, glad you like it.

    Randy, yes, here's one when it was in the water stretching its wings at 346mm:

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