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    Hello everyone. Here is another pic from my time spent with these little ducks. I removed part of another buffle on the to left.
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    Nikon 300s l Nikon 200-400 w/1.4 tc l ISO 320 l 560mm l 1/500 l F8 l Multi Segment l Manual l On beanbag.

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    Excellent image, Robert. I love the eye contact, the clean water and the sharpness. Having had zero luck getting close to a bufflehead, I admire your fieldcraft.
    The light is great too.
    I pulled this into PS and reduced the highlights just a bit on the entire image and then selectively on the white patch (there's more detail there) and it looked even better to my tired eyes.

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    I agree with Sidharth that the white is a little hot, but it's a terrific image, with a very gentle feel to it. I love the soft light and ethereal background.

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    Thank you both for the comments and advice.
    I went back and lowered the highlights on the entire image and selected the white patch and adjusted does highlights.

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    Very nice. It doesn't hurt to have subdued the BG that little bit either.

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    Beautiful bird & capture, Robert. Repost looks good, excellent job getting more detail from the patch area. I like how the reddish brown in water harmonizes with brown on the bird.

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    Repost is lovely. Sharp, well exposed, complimentary background. I might clean up the smudge in the reflection to the left of her eye. I also like the eye contact.

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    Great job with the repost Robert. Your change is subtle yet effective.

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    Hi Robert, super low angle, with a good swimming pose and HA. The light looks nice and soft, and I do like the detail, colours and sharpness on the Bufflehead. The colours of the water compliment the Bufflehead perfectly. Your repost takes this up a notch, especially on the whites on the side of his head.

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    Very nice shot! I would preferably have made a mask and lower the curves in the white patch instead than lowering the overall. But still, the repost is good also.

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    Great capture Robert. The water texture is awesome. Great low POV and details on the head.

    Carmelo

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    Just as beautiful as the first one, Robert.

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    Thank you all very much for all the comments. Very much appreciated.

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