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    Default Hooded Merganser (female)

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    This was taken last week at the Detroit River in Windsor. Hope you enjoy the image.
    All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

    Nikon D500
    Sigma 150-600 @600mm
    ISO 1000
    f6.3
    1/3200s
    Handheld
    Last edited by Jim Crosswell; 03-05-2019 at 09:28 PM.

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    You have quite a spot... the best one yet, not just because it would be the hardest, but you
    have a terrific pose..
    BTW, I appreciate your blunt critique of my couple photo.
    You generally are too nice and as good as you are, I value your opinion.
    Dan Kearl

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    Very Nice Image. Wish the second wing was not in shadow. I do see some weird colors in the shadows of Belly etc.

    TFS

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    Love the pose with upper and lower wing views. You handled the challenging light angle well. Love the painterly water BG. TFS

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    The wing position is very nice.
    The colors seem off to me- did you change the color balance?
    I would also sharpen the head a little bit more,
    Gail

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    Thanks for the kind comments and suggestions. Gail I reprocessed the image from the RAW file to see what went wrong. The RAW setting had a slight tint to it. How does the image look now? I also found out that this is a male in non-breeding colors not a female.
    Last edited by Jim Crosswell; 03-06-2019 at 06:53 PM.

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    Looks much much better Jim! It was worth a redo!

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    Hi Jim, yes the second image is the one...Fab flight pose, lovely detail..Not sure if I am seeing a little cyan cast, maybe my monitor. Nice one

    Will

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    Nice flight frame of these little ducks. The down stroke pose is nice.

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    Lovely shot Jim, the repost is very good, I may even be tempted to sharpen around the eye a little more.

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    Thanks John, Will and Jonathan for the kind comments and suggestions.

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