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    Canon 1DX • 700 mm • 1/4000 • f/6.3 • ISO 400 • handheld • manual

    These little ducks show really nice iridescence when the light hits their heads just right, this is one of my favorites showing this trait.

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    Wow, what a wonderful bird, beautifully photographed. Those head colours are really something. Lovely detail in the whites as well.

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    Really nice detail on this stunner of a duck. Whites look great and you captured the colorful tones on the head perfectly. I think I would put the bird a little lower in the frame. Also I am not sure if I am seeing it wrong but the black of the back looks a bit light like maybe you lifted the shadows a touch too much. Also, and I know this is being super picky but the bird looks like it has already passed you by and is swimming slightly away from you. I would always prefer for that not to be the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Isaac Grant View Post
    Really nice detail on this stunner of a duck. Whites look great and you captured the colorful tones on the head perfectly. I think I would put the bird a little lower in the frame. Also I am not sure if I am seeing it wrong but the black of the back looks a bit light like maybe you lifted the shadows a touch too much. Also, and I know this is being super picky but the bird looks like it has already passed you by and is swimming slightly away from you. I would always prefer for that not to be the case.
    Thanks Isaac, as far as the blacks go they were not lifted on the back, maybe our calibration and/or monitors differ on brightness.
    As far has having the bird lower in frame I always leave room for the the legs/feet wether they are visible or not, and as far as it being past me it hadn't.
    Thanks again it made me go back and really check the image.

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    You have captured the iridescence very well and managed to just keep the whites. I can see what Isaac means about the blacks - they look almost matt and flat compared to the brightness of the rest of the bird. Maybe its the level of cropping?

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    This is a beautiful frame of one of my favotite ducks. They are so tiny IRL.
    The whites are superb. Blacks look OK on my laptop.
    Love the POV and comp.
    I wouldn't mind a sliver more room on the LHS for the tail and a little lless below. You would still have lots of room for the virtual feet.
    Really nice.

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    Well done on the exposure Tim. And the colors look great. I like the idea of moving the bird a little lower in the frame.
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    All looks good to me. Great colors and exposure Tim
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    Hi Tim, excellent exposure overall, and especially on the whites. Yep, you nailed the light showing up the iridescence, and before reading any comments, I too would like to see a touch off the bottom.

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