I have a question regarding the colour of the bird or the processing: Did it indeed have burgundy coloured plumage as shown on the back and parts of the wings? I ask because I don't recall seeing that color on Mallard Drakes.
Karl your Duck pops out very well on that dark Bg,I like the wing positions ,colours can't really comment on because not sure about monitor, very nice job.
Thank you all. What you see is a color cast on the bird, the original has it too.
You can see in the background that bird is mowing through a treeded area, full of fall colors.
As we all know colors of the subject are a function of light and the surroundings.