Not The Prettiest...

[Joseph Przybyla]

This past week Dottie and I went to a couple of local lakes to see if there were any early arriving ducks. Not luck for early ducks but the usual tame birds were around. This image is one of the Muscovy Ducks from a feral population in Florida. Some would say ugly but I love the amber eye, not so sure about the red wattles. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 270mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 480 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

I agree that this is one ugly duck !! but you have shown him well.
Great IQ and detail. I like your comp as is and could see a version with a sliver more canvas on RHS. I would clone out the 2 white lines in front of chest and below the bill.
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, excellent detail here, and pin sharp too. The light looks really nice.

[Glenn Pure]

Beautifully done Joe - but yes, not the prettiest bird! Great IQ and tones nicely rendered. Not much more to add here. I like the comp as it is.

[John Mack]

Nice portrait of this interesting duck.