# Bath time 

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bath-time/45641>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bath-time/45641 "2025-02-26T16:18:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dean\_Salman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dean_salman/32/13291_2.png) [@Dean\_Salman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dean_Salman)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bath-time/45641/1 "2025-02-26T16:18:26Z")

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![20250225-blue-winged-teal.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/2/22e3c844af76a4903abf4fe38337ab8da2fc8883.jpeg)

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### Description

We were at the Salton Sea State Park. I wanted to get more experience with bird photography. It was later in the day so I think lighting was good. My bird app identifies as blue-winged-teal

### Specific Feedback

Any suggestions on this photo image are welcome as well as tips on photographing these shorebirds. I am in California planning on going to a few areas for birds

### Technical Details

Canon r7 RF 100-800 at 800mm f/13 ISO 2000 1/2000 HH.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bath-time/45641/2 "2025-02-26T18:28:20Z")

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Hi Dean, love the action here. Great catch with the splashing water and the feather going everywhere. Nice profile view of the duck with a good view of the eye. I think I would have opted for a faster shutter speed and more open aperture. Say something like 1/4000s. I think that would have rendered the duck a bit sharper. A fine catch.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/bath-time/45641/3 "2025-02-26T19:40:59Z")

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Very cool splashes, Dean. I could see Allen’s point on increasing shutter speed, but this does work nicely as posted. I think it fills the air with droplets more than if you’d managed to stop the action completely.