Wood Duck (m)

[Joseph Przybyla]

Another image from Lake Morton yesterday in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV + 1/3 ISO 12800 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic. Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Colin Driscoll]

Another strong portrait with a clean BG. The bird does look a bit tense like it thinks you are up to no good!
Maybe a little flat exposure-wise? Or maybe my MacBook screen wasn't bright enough?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Another strong portrait with a clean BG. The bird does look a bit tense like it thinks you are up to no good!
Maybe a little flat exposure-wise? Or maybe my MacBook screen wasn't bright enough?

Hi Colin, I agree that the image was flat. The morning was windy, the lake had choppy waves, not the background I wanted so I found a sheltered area in the shade. That is why the light was flat, not much contrast. I edited the image adding a little contrast and reposted it. Thank you for viewing and commenting.

[Daniel Cadieux]

These guys are back up here - and so much fun! Yes, the backs need to go darker here, and the saturation boosted. Sharpness good.

[Joseph Przybyla]

These guys are back up here - and so much fun! Yes, the backs need to go darker here, and the saturation boosted. Sharpness good.

Hi Dan, here is a edit with the blacks and saturation raised a little bit. Thank you for viewing and commenting.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks better Joe!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks all for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.