Female Mallard Duck Preening

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Hi All,

I took this image at Beus Pond Lake, Ogden. It was cloudy morning and I was happy to get close to the birds and photograph them. As the lake was frozen 3/4 they were very close to the edges and cooperative.

I really like this image though I wish I had used a bit of fill flash.

Nikon D500
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec

Post Processing:-
Cropping, Straightening, Exposure corrections ( Raising Shadow etc )
PhotoshopCC, Lightroom, Neat Image and Nik Software.

Let me know your comments on the same.


Thanks
Krishna

[David Salem]

I actually like this one a lot. The hen looks great against the high key water and the details and exposure look spot on too. Nice colors captured on the speculum.
I would maybe take a bit off the top but otherwise all looks good to me.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Thank you for your comments and Feedback.