I captured this image a Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. The brown/chestnut ring that gives the duck it's name can be see, most time it is not visible. Bright overcast with calm winds. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +2/3 EV ISO 360 AWB, camera resting on a concrete wall for support
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10, dodging and burning to the head and neck
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 12-29-2015 at 06:29 PM.
Joe Przybyla
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You had perfect condition condition for duck photography!
Very ethereal looking.
Great to see the ring on the neck. For the life of me I cannot figure out why they called this duck ring necked instead of ring billed!
Good POV and IQ,
Gail
Nicely done. You might try a version with less lightening of the head and possibly some more contrast and sharpening there. a
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Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements.
Artie, I have edited the image using your suggestions. Thank you for caring and offering them.
Better, but still a bit too light on the head for me. LMK what you think of this repost. a
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I like your edit. Seeing what you have done, I can do that easily. I'll work on it tomorrow. Thank you for taking the time to show me, truly appreciated.
Artie, take care and be safe in all your endeavors.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Ring-necked Duck (drake)
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