Nice pose, colors, and head angle, plus the water dripping off the bill. All good. It seems that the image could be a lot sharper and that there is a lack of fine detail throughout....
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Good HA and overall pose. I do find the saturation and contrast a bit strong. Were there bits cloned out from the water? There seem to be a good number of "soft spots" that could be the result of that...
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