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Preening Black Pacific
Black Pacific Duck - Anas-superciliosa
These ducks are seen locally in pairs or small flocks.
In ACR - Exposure to the left, Highlights -100, Shadows to the right. Clarity and Vibrance added. No Adjustment brush.
In PSCS6 - HSL Layer adjustment, Curves adjustment layer on bird, Cloned out duck (his reflection is still there 
), RHS, NR and blur on BG. A bit of dodge and burn. Cropped and smart sharpened for posting.
Canon 5D2
Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm
ISO 500
1/400 sec @ f6.3
Evaluative metering
Tripod
C&C Always welcomed and appreciated!
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Very nice, good lighting, nice pose and colors look great.
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Excellent! No nits from me! I don't know the duck's color but this looks like a very natural brown. Nice composition and pose. The slight overexposure then bringing it down in post looks like it worked well here, with no blown whites. Shooting specs look excellent. I suspect with the slight overexposure and low ISO you are seeing very little noise in the darks.
Keep it up!!
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How very nice Glennie, I really like the swell head slant you captured here. The exposure is smack on and overall just a pleasing image of a good looking duck! well done.
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Glennie, I just think you nailed this one completely colours, look right, fabulous take with the preening and underwing showing,lovely mate just lovely !!
take care
Stu
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BPN Member
Beautiful focus, composition, and exposure. So. What else is there? You've left me with nothing to write except for congratulations for producing a top level image.
I'm wowed by the success you had removing the bird at the top of the frame. What bird? Where did it go? Magic.
Last edited by Jim Keener; 03-26-2016 at 07:23 PM.
Reason: Old man's forgetfulness.
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Thank you Warren, Stu, Ann and Jim.
Diane - As always! Thank you. When it works, it works. Certainly the overexposure thing is sinking in. There was hardly any noise in this image at all.
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Late to this party, Glennie. But this one is amazing! Congratulation on such a keeper!
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BPN Member
No nits.... beautiful Glennie! Great work!
