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The Wood ducks arrived in force,at my small pond about two days ago and they brought dark cold windy rain ; I did manage to take a few shots of my favorite native wild duck. C&C Welcome and thank you all for your comments .:(
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They are a striking bird! I like your composition but I think the cloudy day subdued the true colors and vibrance of these creatures. I can't wait to see more photos from you when the lighting conditions are a little better. Keep at 'em!
Just beautiful, Sherwood. I'm thinking bright overcast is very good for color recovery, and avoids the problems created by harsh shadowing in direct sun. There might be a little more color within the range of veracity with very slight brightening, clarity, vivid as per whichever software. Or not. Anyway these are great.
Nice captures and angle of view.
Lovely birds Sherwood and great shots, my favourite is Nr.2 but it does look like it could use some extra saturation, the overcast day has somewhat washed it out a little.
Nice set, the ducks are so lovely. I to look forward to seeing more of these.
Very nice Sherwood, a beautiful duck:)
Beautiful series.
Very nice shots, the duck is beautiful :)
Lovely shots of beautiful birds. By increasing structure and contrast just a bit, the colors become slightly more vibrant but, not over the top!
All nice shots, Sherwood, although I think that #1's eye, although nice, lacks a bit of ooomph, a little bit dull if I may say so, unlike the rest of the eyes from the rest of the shot...
Beautiful birds. You're lucky to have someplace close where they hang out. I miss seeing those guys. Back home the common term for them was "summer duck" because they were one of the only duck species that stayed year round. I like the shot with both drake and hen on a nice water surface. Others have commented on the techs already so nothing to add there. Look forward to more shots.