The ducks are beginning to trickle in, coming back to Florida for the winter. I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1600 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 360 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
These guys are definitely not as handsome at this time of year!
I like the iridescence that you have shown on the wings.
I also like the placement of the duck within the frame.
I might be tempted to clone out that last reflection near the bottom of the frame.
Nice HA and whites on the face and neck look good!
Gail
Very nice, Joe. Great detail and I love the iridescence. Good HA as well. You might consider a pano crop to get rid of the lowest piece of reflection. Nice shot overall.
I'd take some off the bottom as there is more room below the bird than above.
with love, artie
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