Blue Winged Teal

[John Mack]

This image was created at Montezuma national wildlife refuge in Tyre, New York on 6/6/18 at 9:45AM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 1600
f6.3
1/1000sec

[gail bisson]

Hi John,
A lovely looking duck.
I like the water droplets on the face and the good HA and the circular ripples in the water.
I think the image needs a bit warmer color temperature or a boost in saturation. Exposure is good.
It looks like it was a cloudy day and that means you get that grey water which is difficult to work with.
I would evict the spots in the water in RLC and along left hand edge or you could crop in tighter to put more focus on the duck and eliminate the spots and reduce the impact of all that grey water.
Gail