Green-winged Teal and cropped re-post

[Allen_Brooks]

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The water is a bit messy, but I don’t usually see the “green wing” so prominently. And the color of the water seems to go along with the subject.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 at 500 mm; 1/000 at f7.1; ISO 3200

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[Dennis_Plank]

Beautiful job on the Teal, Allen. For my taste, the background isn’t attractive enough to need that much of it, so I think I’d crop a moderate amount off the top and bottom to emphasize the bird more and de-emphasize the background.

[Allen_Brooks]

Thanks, Dennis. Re-posted with your crop suggestion. Also, cleaned up the water a bit and added a slight vignette.

[Dennis_Plank]

I like the repost, Allen.

[David_Schoen]

I also prefer the repost. The teal is in very flat light though. That would be my only criticism but nothing you could do about it when you were there. It is a rather messy location.