Juvenile Wood Duck

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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At a nearby park, this juvenile presented itself against an uncluttered background.

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Pertinent technical details or techniques: 1/640, ISO 500 and f/5.6 with a 500mm PF lens hand held. Cropped to about 70% of the original.

Wood Duck, Juvenile-RSandor_2020_06_21_7393CA
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Hi Richard! Very nice of the youngster to pose in front of such a clean background. You captured good detail and color and I like your comp. I would be tempted to clone out the feather/leaf (?) next to the log as it is a bit distracting to me, but that is a very minor nit.

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Hi Richard, nice details and color on the bird. I also like the composition with the habitat we can see. I can go either way with taking out the feather - it does draw my eye some. Nice image.

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Hi Richard
Is this a Wood Duck? Vary nice low angle, color and detail. I like the feather.
Peter

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Enjoyable composition and nice green algae in the water. I think it could use a bit of CW rotation. I like the head feathers.

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A very cool image, Richard. That’s one ugly duck! I’d definitely leave the feather, since this bird is obviously in mid molt. That makes the feather part of the story.