Northern Shoveler Afternoon Swim update

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This was at Whitewater with the Sandhill Cranes. I am catching up with photos. Not sure on the name but this is what the bird app came up with

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I am still working on lighting, highlighting and such. Suggestions welcome

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R7 EF 100-400 at 400 1/1000 f/7.1 ISO 1000

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Hi Dean, I like these ducks with the long bill - this is a nicely colored male. Northern Shoveler is correct. The colors look fine to my eye. Even though the details on the duck aren’t quite spot on, it is reasonable sharp. The composition looks good to me with a tad more room on the right for the duck to swim into. Love seeing that prominent yellow eye.

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Nice job on this one, Dean. the only think I’d add to Allen’s comment is that it looks like you pulled the whites down a little further than necessary. The whites on the body are starting to look a bit muddy, so I think you could bring them up a bit.

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Thank you for the feedback, @Allen_Sparks and @Dennis_Plank. This is what I was looking for. I made the changes you suggested and added about 10 percent more of the lake for the duck to swim