PP in LR4 to bring up the exposure, adjusted levels, cropped about 20% for framing and removal of other duck shadows, remaining image is about 80% of original. The whites on the front side were a lttle hot, so I dodged them a little to bring them down.
Nice pose and colors, although if you could have stepped a little to your right, you may have been able to get better light on the duck's face. I would crop from the left a little.
Hi Colin...the space to the left and right of the duck is good.
But I think the duck needs to be more in front of the frame,
which would be an easy fix.
@Marina, The light that day was not very consistent. When I arrived at the river, there was a fair amount of sun, then the clouds and fog started to roll in makign the light a little flatter. The only way for me to get further right ws to get sown on the rocks onthe river bank, and I was not dressed to get run te risk of slipping and ending up in the river. I have some other shots of the scaups as well as canvasback and wigeons that shold have better light on the face. I cropped some from the left, but detemring just how much space to leave can be difficult.
@Doug, by "more in the front" do you mean more center or are you suggesting I crop a little from the bottom of the frame? I agree that maybe a lttile less space at the bottom would be better.
the repost is perfect! You've nailed the composition here. Exposure seems good on the duck, the lighting issue doesn't bother me so much, as the darkened face brings more attention to the beautiful eye. Great work.
PS it was nice meeting you and shooting with you on Sunday!
Lesser Scaup
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