Green-winged Teal

Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 20171,035 views7 comments

Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: March 3, 2017, 1:54 pm
Equipment: Nikon D7200, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR @ 500mm, G1325, RRS BH-55
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority spot metered, 1/2000th @ f/8
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, 53% of frame

The light was less than ideal when I finally made it to the Water Ranch, and I was the only photographer at this pond. My reward was this teal that came out of the vegetation and sat in plain view for me.

As always: honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger image provided as always.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM

Nice species, and not easy to frame, in my experience. Love the overall setting, the natural habitat you included in the image. The mute light may have well been beneficial for the image. Well done ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 12, 2017 at 2:19 PM

Nice composition with a good look back pose. You've included just enough of the little grasses to give us an idea of the vegetation he was in. This species is always a bit on the shy side here, so congrats!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 12, 2017 at 2:59 PM

Nice work especially with what light you had Richard. If mine, I might be tempted to tone down the highlights just a tad on the BG, but still a very nice image.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 12, 2017 at 7:42 PM

Very nice pose on this beautiful Green Winged Teal. I really like the simplicity of the setting. I'm not too bothered by the brightness of the background. I just calibrated my monitor and it seems fine. If I were going to make any improvement on this image I would say a fill flash could have brightened up the face a little bit. Really nice work though.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 13, 2017 at 11:24 AM

You got great details here Richard for the light conditions. I like the clean and simple look of this. Nice balance in the frame. You've already pointed out the only issue I can see here, the lighting.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 13, 2017 at 2:55 PM

The only suggestion I have would be to dodge the face a bit and see if it helps to lighten it up Richard. Great comp and the included habitat makes this an interesting image imo. Love the seamless background too.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 13, 2017 at 9:40 PM

<div style="margin-left: 40px;">My reward was this teal that came out of the vegetation and sat in plain view for me. </div>
In fact, it looks as if you could have actually placed the teal there for this image. The composition of this is beautiful, the foreground and the clear water in the background. I've never seen a Green-winged Teal, although there are supposed to be some here in the winter. The teal is beautifully sharp and detailed.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments