Ross's goose redux

[Jake Levin]

Tried a different approach this time with my previous image. My RGB values are around 235 except in the very brightest spots where the waves are reflecting off the white feathers. Still, it looks a bit dark/gray without adding in a levels adjustment which makes the bird look better visually, but sends the channels up above 240.

EXIF: 7d mkII, 500 f/4 IS, 1.4x TC III, 1/5000 @ f/8 in manual mode, ISO 400

Thanks again!
Jake