Hooded Merganser

[Ed Vatza]

Image made this past weekend along Wreck Pond on the North Shore (NJ).

Canon 50D; Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC; BLUBB-mounted from the car

1/500 sec @ f/8; ISO 200; 0 EV

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Ed, good job on a tough exposure situation. I would normally prefer a lower angle but here your higher angle captured the wave action nicely around your subject. Not often we see the hood down in photos of this species...he actually looks quite relaxed!

[Steve Maxson]

Good exposure control, Ed, and the wave action in the water is very interesting. I like that we can see his foot under the water. I would give him more room on the left, if you have it, as his tail is almost touching the frame.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the eye contact and exposure control and might crop a bit off the top and remove the sheen from the bill.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I liek it very much, agree with the above comments, specialyl about the lower angle.
COngratulatinos!