Another from the Barnegat IPT.
I struggled with the whites on this one and I still think they are a little hot.
PP in LR 4 for levels, curves adjestment and NR, a little selective sharphening on thed and eye on CS5
Cropped a little from the left side, top and bottom, image is about 85% of the original
Lovely bird and lovely capture. Love the curled up tail and the water droplets on the face. I think the whites look pretty good. I would take just a tad off of the left. I think you would find the comp just a little more pleasing to the eye.
Hi Colin - you got a great pose with a good HA and the tail curl. I'm jealous. Having the benefit of having been there with you, I thought the water looked brighter and lighter than I remembered it. I ran a luminosity mask on the image at 45%. Let me know what you think.
Good pose with the tail feathers well presented. The whites appear to be nicely under control. Suggest attempting to bring out a bit more detail in the darkest wing feathers.
Thanks for the commens everyone.
@Marina, when I get home this evening, I'll recrop it and get a repost up.
@Rachel, I think you are right, I'll have to llok at my original, but I suspect the water in the one I posted is the result of globally adjusting curves instead of selectively on the duck. I do like your repost.
As i posted earlier, here's the recropped version with a little off the left as Marina suggested. I do like it better with just that little cropped off.
Long-tailed Duck
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