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Shoveler on Lovely Water
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Shoveler on Lovely Water

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted June 23, 20181,921 views6 comments
A Northern Shoveler from my local lake. I liked the water on this one.  Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/800s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 200

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 23, 2018 at 10:32 PM
Very cool water, Jerry, though I think the oof foreground part may be a bit more than needed.  I think you could crop from the bottom up to where the darker blues start.  Excellent job on the Shoveler.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 24, 2018 at 2:02 PM
Hello, Jerry,
Great job done on the techs, difficult ducks to expose right. Love the colors of the water as well. You may consider a slightly tighter crop, to get the bird a little out of the center. But that's minor, love it as presented ! Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on June 25, 2018 at 10:35 AM
Wow! Both the bird and water are complementing each other, beautiful image with great exposure, colours and detail.
Registered on February 4, 2018, 26 Posts, 101 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 26, 2018 at 9:25 AM
Gorgeous look at the shoveler.  Colors and detail look spot on.  I like the water as well.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 26, 2018 at 6:41 PM
Excellent shot of this Shoveler, Jerry!  Excellent detail and colors and the low angle contributes to a good 3D effect.  I agree with others that a crop on the right and bottom (or top) would put the duck coming into the frame and help the composition. 
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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 30, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Hi Jerry
Vary nice low angle photograph.  I has great color, detail and framing,
Peter
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments