crop, resize, burn in some light spots in the foliage at the top of the image on the far bank of the river,saturation, exposure, flatten, USM.
This was taken hand held with 1.4x extender on lens and image stabilization switched to on position. It was a overcast and drizzly day. I was located under a bridge on the river shooting upstream into the faces of the kayakers. The air temperature was in the 40's at race time and water temp is in low 50's all winter long.
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