Green-Winged Teal

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon EF400mm f/5.6L
1/800sec f/6.3 ISO 125 (auto ISO) HH

Levels and Sharpening in CS5

[John Chardine]

Hi Ian- Nice little Green-wing. I like the head-up posture. Water looks good (there are a few dust spots below the bird). If the IQ allowed I would crop in on the bird by losing lots from the bottom and left. The water below the reflection does not add much extra. The reflection is pretty strong so I would leave that in.

[Eric Patdu]

I like the details, low angle and the reflection a lot. As to cropping, I would put the bird a little to the lower left if it were mine.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks, folks. John, I tried your crop and am debating the result.