Does the shoveler blend in too well with the water? If so, any ideas on how to fix this?
Canon 7DII; Sigma 150-600 at 600 mm; 1/800 at f6.3; ISO 320
I like the water patterns in this one and their contrast between the plumage of the shoveler. Yes it is busy but well composed with pleasing light.
I enjoy this frame. To your question… No, I don’t think the shoveler blends in too well with the water. It is where it lives and it looks very natural. Hopefully you took a whole series as the shoveler moved through the water to find different patterns of water.
Hi Allen. A pleasant image. Yes, she blends well with the water-she’s supposed to. I think you want to embrace the protective coloration and not worry about making her pop from the background.
A really nice pose and a good side look at the shoveler. Nice and sharp as well. I use Lightroom as a RAW convertor and to get a bit of separation I will sometimes reduce the overall exposure on an image. Then I use the Radial filter which can be tugged and pulled into different circular shapes to surround the duck in this case. I check the invert box and set feather to 50 or more and bring exposure just for duck back up a bit.
I only mention this because you sort of asked the question. Three excellent photographers are saying it looks fine.
