Female Mallard

[Rodney Flowers]

This picture was taken in the fall. It was cropped from the front, top and slightly from behind. I removed a leaf just above the back of the duck. Let me know what you think. Thanks.
Canon EOS 7D, 600mm f4 L IS
ISO 640, 1-800sec, f7.1

[Ian Cassell]

Rodney, those are amazing autumn colors!

[Grant Yang]

It looks a little unnatural. I'd bump down the red saturation a tad bit. With that much red, I'd expect that there would be some reflection on the duck, so that the duck is a little warmer rather than the yellow tint it has currently.

[Bill Dix]

Amazing colors, but a little too Technicolor for my taste. Another vote for some desaturation. And I'd personally like a little more room in front, perhaps more of a pano crop. But a lot here to work with.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Rodney. Ditto Bill's suggestions.

[Sandy Witvoet]

Striking image. Visually, the reds come "forward" to the eye so much they kind of overwhelm the duck and seem to be "fighting" with the blues in the water surrounding the duck.

[Rodney Flowers]

Thanks for all the comments. I desaturated the reds -40 in Photoshop and added a little more room in front. Does that help with the reds?