#steambreath

8) ~Scaly-sided Merganser~

• Model: AIVision

• Size: 1792 X 1008 (1.81 MP)

• Used settings:

  • Prompt: Icy river winter portrait of scaly-sided merganser with steam breath and silver water. Composition: low-angle close midplane, bird slightly left with riverbank firs blurred behind. Lighting: cool daylight with crisp specular reflections; slight warm catchlight on eye. Palette: icy blues, slate greys, scaly white feather pattern. Texture & detail: feather scale markings, wet feather sheen, river ice details. Artist-mix: Mapplethorpe clarity , Zaria Forman icy atmosphere. Camera: 300mm telephoto, f/5.6. Output: 4k for print; include caption space for river-conservation note. Variations: wintering flock panorama; nest-cavity conservation image.
  • Using base image: No
  • Aspect Ratio: landscape_wide