Eurasian Wigeon drake in flight

[Bill Dix]

Another from Lake Myvatn. This was a bit of a grab shot as he suddenly flew up in front of me. Let me know what you think.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 600mm, ISO 2500, 1/3200s @ f/6.3 manual. HH

[annmpacheco]

Hi Bill, lovely, colorful and sharp capture. Those colors really pop against the pale blue sky. Wonderful shot on the fly!

[dankearl]

Sharp with a nice head turn.. A bit too high key for my tastes.
It has a slight jagged edge on the duck from compression I think.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A bit strong on the contrast IMO, and I see the jagged edge Dan mentions. I like the that speculum is visible - good job considering the swiftness of the surprise situation.

[John Mack]

Nice flight frame and pose. Yes to less contrast. The crop is nice.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks guys and gals. I thought the original seemed a bit anemic, so I applied something like 30% Nik Tonal Contrast. Maybe it wasn't needed. I don't know what caused the jagged edges, unless it was over-sharpening. Here, I've lowered the contrast by 20 points, and partially mitigated the edges, at least under the neck of the bird. Any better?