In Michigan, the wood ducks tend to be much more difficult to work than they are in some other areas. I have gone to Cleveland several times because they used to have a very nice assortment of wood ducks in the local metro parks. Sadly, the photo ops have really dried up recently. I was fortunate to go out with Roy van Loo this spring to work a local vernal pond nearby in Michigan. Not the beautiful water color from the fall foliage, but pretty nice all the same.
D4 600VR with TC14 EFL 850 mm. Shot from my sled blind sitting on the mud around this tiny pond.
Post: 25% crop for comp, selective sharpening, cleaned a few spots in the water. Toned down the brilliant red eye just a bit, as they tend to go oversaturated.
Advice and comments appreciated.
Cheers
Randy