This is a Ruddy Duck silhouette that was taken in the pre dawn hours at a local lake. I was in a portable blind trying to get shots of dancing grebes at a near by island on the lake when this guy came swimming along. He was not much further than MFD, maybe 20' away. I was shooting with too much lens, as is common for me, using a 7D2 with a 500 mm II + 1.4 extender (effective 1120 mm). ISO 400, SS 1/3200. f/5.6. I underexposed this on purpose as the duck was pretty drab in appearance but I did like the tail. I did crop a small amount from the front to give it an 10x8 aspect. Did I make a mistake in cropping? Any other suggestions. Not a lot has been done to this shot otherwise.







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