Wood Duck

Attachment 151410

7D MkII | 500mm F/4 IS + 1.4x
1/1000 @ 6/6.3 ISO 800

Adjusted highlights and shadows, desaturated red in DPP.
Add cyan to red in PS (for eye), NR of BG, NIK DE on bird
Linear burn layer at 10% on the whites.
USM and crop for comp.

Nice pose, colors and nice water, Tim. Exposure looks good and sharpness is perfect.

Really like the low angle and nice colors. But I do see the bird a bit too noisy. Did you did a lot of recover on the shadows?

Hi Tim, what a cracker image, Beautiful colours, lovely BG, sharp details and perfect head angle. (It looks like a little detail has been lost in the blacks but no biggie). I would also be tempted to touch up the catch light in the duck's eye. Thanks for sharing!

Great light and super capture, Tim.