Hooded Merganser Preen

1/400, 600mm, f6.3, iso1000
Any comments appreciated.

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Beautiful shot, Dan. Nice detail and great low perspective.

A lovely pose and superb detail, Dan, particularly in the whites. The dark patches in the background to the left of the head and in the upper right create enough contrast to pull my eye, so you might try mellowing them out a bit. Great angle and a beautiful image.

Bird looks excellent. Detail is great, as always. Really nice shooting angle. The background is awfully bright. I’d try and tame the brightest greens and yellows. And I agree with Dennis about the dark spot on the left.