Very interesting pose. Loved the BG. An awesome duck.....hope to see it one day. Only suggestion is to make the dark areas a little darker to get a tad more contrast pop.
Michael,
Very nice -- wing and head position really convey action. The bg is just the right amount of blur to give a feel for the setting, and sharpness looks great. Thanks for sharing.
Dick
I like the sharpness, eye contact and action a lot. You managed the sidelight really well. maybe it is just my monitor but I think that the image is a bit on the cold side of the spectrum, Regarding the composition, I think that more room at the left and at the bottom would be great in order to match the action of landing and flight direction (from right to left)
Hey Michael. Great getting to know you the other day! Nice incoming pose; I like the good view of the long tail and the water droplets. You handled the side lighting quite well. Exposure looks fine. I would place the bird a little higher in the frame like Juan suggested.
Hey Michael,
You know I have no problem with a crop off the top and slightly off the right:D......great pose with the tail down and I realy like the wing position too!
I was there yesterday afternoon for an hour on my way to Florida. The ducks were not flying for me - so I would be very happy with this shot.
The light was very harsh. I wonder if you used shadow/highlights on this image. If so, I would use selective color to darken the midtones as much as possible without losing wing detail.
Long-tailed Duck
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