Mallard (drake)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. 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 FF)
1/2500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -1/3 ISO 500 AWB
Post processing in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Alex Becker]

I like this shot -- the pose, wake, and hint of feet are all very nice. I wonder about a version that has a bit less below the duck and a bit more above? Also as a nit, I think I can see some minor sharpening noise in the water below the bill and above the wake in a small horizontal band. Thanks for sharing this!