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Hi folks another frame from local town lake .
This Tufted Drake just floated past me while i was hanging out at waters edge .
Hope you like it
Canon EOS 1D X
EF 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC III
HH
F 7,1 ; Iso 640 ; 1/1600 sec
Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; slight crop for comp
Thansk for looking and commenting to my previous thread
Cheers Andreas
Nice head turn excellent details in the dark part of the plumage. Well done.
Lovely shot Andreas, I like the image as is but I would suggest toning down the brightest just a little and lifting the darks juts a tad:- (TK masks L5 and/or L4 and D4 mask), they make minor changes but I think perhaps worth considering?
I like the composition and the water droplets, did you have to modify the colour of the water?
A truly stunning portrait of this duck! Whites and blacks look pretty good to me. Well done.
Great shot of this handsome duck. Color is terrific on the duck, and I like the detail -- especially the fine feather detail just behind the white flank. Water color seems a bit overdone to me -- is this the natural color or did you boost the saturation? I wouldn't mind seeing him a little smaller in the frame, or at least with a little more room in front. But a handsome shot as posted.
Great low angle. Agree with Bill the water color looks a touch overdone.
Hello folks thanks so much for your kind comments , much appreciated .
Jon to me the balance is just right regarding the detail in darks and lights , it could have done what you think , but i do not see a need for it . under the light conditions when the shot was taken .
Bill ... the blues are not amplified by adding saturation , they might have come a bit more intense due to the use of a channel blending in PS , but actually they have been already very intense in the RAW , so i thought i leave them , but i can also see a slightly lower sat . Worth a try !!!??
Thanks again , Andreas
A very slight reduction id saturation with those beautiful blues would help. The bird looks good. Nice work indeed!
Excellent image Andreas! I like the pose, HA, IQ, details and composition. I would reduce the saturation of the water a bit.
