Terry Ryder is [user]Quackers[/user], only enters shots of rubber duckies. You have to admire that kind of specialization!
He husband Gerry, is [user]Nuzzer[/user], he was visiting Houston and I took him to my favorite duck photo hunting ground. Seemed appropriate to go with Quakers.
pretty severe crop, but it held up OK. I had other decent shots of the mother and her little brood, but I like the straight on, low angle of this one.
RAW adjustments of exposure, highlights, and sharpness.
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Neat Image
spot sharpening
clone out some debris
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some dodge and burn
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