While these aren’t usually considered the most appealing of ducks, I really liked this preening pose with the light on her and the dark background. Taken a couple of days ago at the same location as my last post.
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I raised the exposure of the darker areas through a luminosity mask-did it come out looking reasonable?
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7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 252 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1600, iso 800, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 10.8 MP.
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I love this preening post Dennis-light is lovely and a you have a good look at the bird’s face. I think the adjustment came out fine, but I might have left the top background a tad darker- I think it might isolate the bird further and add more drama to the scene. Just a thought- wonderful capture.
Hi Dennis, nice light on the bird and I like the preening pose. Processing looks fine. Well done.
Thanks, Chuck. I think I agree with you. I’ll try a gradient on the background starting about at bird level and see how it looks.
Works beautifully, Dennis ! The light makes it special - and the framing of the duck just off-centre, with the side lighting drawing attention to the bird’s pose. The bg lighting seems just right to me - it’s nice how the waters visibly recede into the distant darkness
Excellent light and soulful pose. Well done.
