Fulvous Duck

[Richard Flack]

Fulvous Duck
ISO 800 | 1/3200s | f5.6 | 0 exp | sharpened, adjusted saturation and brightness, removed small oof duck to the left
Canon 7d MkII | 400 f2.8
Look forward to your feedback

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rich, great low perspective, and you have captured a good angled wingflap too. The like the water droplets on the Fulvous, but they seem a touch over sharpened. The lighter water BG makes the Fulvous pop nicely.

[Bill Dix]

Great pose and stunning colors. Is this the way you saw them, or did you boost the saturation?

[Richard Flack]

Thanks Stu and Bill! Stu, thanks for picking that up, I think I may have used the version for social media where I increased the level of sharpening. This one should hopefully be better, although the image was not pin sharp.
Bill, this is pretty much there authentic colours, but I did increase the vibrancy to get the colours correct. There are a few more examples on my website if you are interested: http://www.theflacks.co.za/birds/fulvous-duck/

[dankearl]

Repost is better. Interesting duck, never seen one. Nice angle.

[annmpacheco]

Hi Richard, very nice repost. I like the HA and the curled wings. POV good too! Saw my first Fulvous ducks at South Texas/border, they are very beautiful, nice work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the pose and curled water. I think cropping to above the white streak cutting across the reflection, and then adding that same amount of space above the duck would work. I also see some colour noise in the darks that can be dealt with. Good body angle, and I like the water drops clinging to the duck.