Widgeon Wingflap

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Hi All,

Watched this guy bathe for what had to be 30 minutes. It was such an intense bath, I thought something might be wrong with its wings, but it eventually finished and swam around like normal. In post, I just resized to 1800 px on the long end, set the white and black points, and cloned out the bodies of a couple ducks. Didn’t sharpen this one or reduce noise. All C&C welcome.

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_LWG5647 11800×1013 1000 KB

Techs:
D850
500mm F/4 II, handheld
1/2500
f/7.1
ISO 500

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@feelingruby

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Hi Lyle, Great pose you captured - love the extended wings all the way back. Very nice detail and exposure on the duck. Nice colors on the duck also. Well composed - the bird is placed nicely in the frame. Well done.

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Excellent exposure on the dock. You got terrific color and plumage detail. I like the texture of the water but I think it could be desaturated by 5%.