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<blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 238419" data-attributes="member: 11881">I was asked what I did so here it is for everyone.1. The dark background happened because of the dark little cove the birds were in. After sneaking up on the birds for an hour and a half I then stood there for more than an hour watching the birds float around in the little puddle (six feet across three feet deep) of unfrozen water. As I stood there the sun started getting lower and slipped under the thick canopy of tree branches and tall scrub brush. Eventually a streak of light was running across the puddle, but not reflecting as the sun was low enough. The ducks then drifted into the light and turned toward each other for a little cuddle. The hard part was now done. 2. Post CS6 Raw Editor Lens correction for Nikon 55-300mm&nbsp; Camera Profile set to VividBumped up the sharpeningIncreased contrastLightened ShadowsStrengthened &quot;Black&quot; 3. CS6/Nik ToolsIn Nik Tools / Color Efex Pro 4-Tonal Contrast-Camera Vignette to bring your eyes to the birds-Vignette Blur over the Camera VignetteThere you have it. I owe it to patience, time of day, and pure dumb luck that all the components came together for me to do my part.George</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moab Man, post: 238419, member: 11881"] I was asked what I did so here it is for everyone. 1. The dark background happened because of the dark little cove the birds were in. After sneaking up on the birds for an hour and a half I then stood there for more than an hour watching the birds float around in the little puddle (six feet across three feet deep) of unfrozen water. As I stood there the sun started getting lower and slipped under the thick canopy of tree branches and tall scrub brush. Eventually a streak of light was running across the puddle, but not reflecting as the sun was low enough. The ducks then drifted into the light and turned toward each other for a little cuddle. The hard part was now done. 2. Post CS6 Raw Editor Lens correction for Nikon 55-300mm Camera Profile set to Vivid Bumped up the sharpening Increased contrast Lightened Shadows Strengthened "Black" 3. CS6/Nik Tools In Nik Tools / Color Efex Pro 4 -Tonal Contrast -Camera Vignette to bring your eyes to the birds -Vignette Blur over the Camera Vignette There you have it. I owe it to patience, time of day, and pure dumb luck that all the components came together for me to do my part. George [/QUOTE]

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