Female mallard photographed at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, B.C. Canada. I cropped to the square shape and changed the color from Adobe to sRGB. Used the cloning tool to eliminate some sensor dust spots and to clean up the rock near the duck. Used highlights and shadows to increase the contrast between the bird and the background. Increased saturation just a tad and sharpened with unsharp mask.
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There is nothing wrong with this photo... the technicals are fine and the composition is ok. The lighting feels a little flat but not too bad. I think the subject/composition just lack interest for me personally. Sometimes a photo has nothing really wrong with it and still doesn't draw much attention. This usually points to the subject choice and/or the composition of that subject. I can't really offer you much on this one other than that. The photo didn't score poorly but it didn't do particularly well either...
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