Harlequin Duck Pair

More Harlequins from North Central Iceland. These two, male and female together, were in the rapids of a creek and very wet.

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iso 2500, 400 plus 1.4X, f7.1, 2500th, less than 50% full frame, cloudy and raining

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Interesting that their wetness gives them the same gray sheen as the water, which is a nice BG. Pleasing detail.

Good detail and a nice color tinge to the water for background. Well done.

I like that they’re both in good focus and the water sheen is really cool. I do wish it had been possible/safe to get lower, though that would have probably made the needed depth of field impossible.

I think this one is a good illustration that a higher viewpoint can sometimes have its advantages. If the viewpoint was from lower, one would have eclipsed the other unless you waited for (and got) a different arrangement of them, and the water might have been less attractive from a lower angle.