Hi Geoffrey, handsome greater scaup in that icy cold water! I would suggest another round of sharpening most importantly the head/bill area and might try opening up the blacks there as well. Maybe a blue cast? Glad you survived the rocks!
I like that he his riding the crest of a small wavelet. With the sun relatively high in the sky part of the iris is in the shadow caused by the eyebrow ...
with love, artie
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