Drake Ring-Necked Duck

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What technical feedback would you like if any?

What artistic feedback would you like if any? Crop–anything that I could have done better with the comp?

Pertinent technical details or techniques: D500 600mm f4 (1/640 sec at f8.0, ISO 400) Cropped 50% from frame, Shadows & Highlights, Brightness & Contrast, Topaz DeNoise AI. Strong winds were blowing a raft of ducks into close viewing and I found a nice drake ring-necked duck in almost full breeding plumage. Clouds covered up the sun during the exposure and post processing brought out some additional colors in the head…Jim

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A very nice photo of the Ring-necked duck. Excellent detail and pose. Although he is watching he seems very relaxed. Well done.

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I can only echo David, I guess. Lovely color tones in this image. Well done, Hans

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Hi Jim
It is nice that nature sometimes helps you out. Very good looking ring-necked. The eye contact, detail and low angle present the duck nicely. The overcast sky I think helps the photograph out.
Peter

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Very nice detail on the Duck with a Nice HA…
I might clean up a few spots in the water …

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Interesting contrast on the plumage between your image taken under cloudy conditions and that of Keith which looks like it was taken in full sun.

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Very nice pose and good detail. Nicely composed in the frame.

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