Teal rising

remask & simplify.

Mitch, nice extraction and the sky colors are lovely. The light on top of the duck seems a little off. Great look to the water with the filtering.

Very nice, Mitch. Love the sunset and the colors. Agree with Denise on the duck being just a tad bright. Excellent processing!

Agree with all the above comments, the background would be a lovely image by itself....TFS

Hi Mitch, nice idea with this one but a couple of issues come to mind. I think the composition would work much better with a landscape crop and the duck a bit smaller. Don't forget to match the color temperature when you are adding composite elements. The bird is a very cold blue look, especially compared to the warm colors of the sunset. To look more natural (if that is your goal!), the bird could be warmed up quite a bit.

Thanks Kerry. Good suggestions.

Thanks Denise, Indranil, Paul and Kerry.

Hi Mitch....Nice work....agree with suggestions noted above!