Hi Stuart, nice flight pose on this duck. Exposure and composition are good too. Nice colours on the BG, although I would probably tone down the white streaks at bottom (without completely eliminating them). The body looks sharper than the head area - some selective USM on the head may improve this, and as posted I would work on the eye (e.g. make the pupil more visible, and reduce the reflection in it a bit.). An enjoyable image to view :-)
Thanks a stack Daniel and Kobus. I have had a look at my original, and I feel my ss has let me down in this. With only 1/400, Im on a loss, and Ive tried to sharpen the head, but I lose IQ. Oh well, lets go out and get me a better one.
Nice work Stuart, colours and sharpness are very good. Maybe just a bit more room around the wing tips and a bit of sharpness on the head like Daniel mentions.
I like this a lot. Can you post the original and let us know which AF sensor you used. I am betting that it was the central sensor and that it was on the bird's rear neck or upper breast. I happen to love the image, the wing position, the EXP, and the blurred wing tips. A bit of a crop from the bottom might work.
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