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"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
NikonJeb


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
Date: Mar 17, 2007
Aperture: F/5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2000
Date Uploaded: Mar 17, 2007

 Converted from RAW, slight crop, slight contrast adjustment, sharpened, saved for web, and submitted.

I did so very little to this shot.

I couldn't believe how this duck just stood there like it was waiting for this shot. I'll probably get clobbered, but I love this shot.

Nice duck, huh?

Statistics
Place: 183 out of 268
Avg (all users): 5.2421
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.0824
Avg (non-participants): 5.3714
Views since voting: 986
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 190
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/26/2009 01:45:02 PM
A near perfect shot of a duck - love the subtle details and colours.
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 03/28/2007 04:11:53 PM
Jeb, unfortunately I missed this one in voting. I would have given it an 8. It's wonderful! I love the colors and DOF. Great job!
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 03/26/2007 03:31:53 PM
Yay - another non-person person! Though in the non-person category, xxrozxx's goat definitely took the show. Very nice duck, indeed! Excellent DOF and bokeh on this. And definitely good color!
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 03/26/2007 01:03:20 PM
Very nice detail Jeb. It might have been a little better if the background was a little darker. JMO. Good job.
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 03/26/2007 10:55:32 AM
Oh Darn! I am disappointed that this wonderful photo finished so low on the totem pole! I think they were just not voting animals very high -- unfortunately! This is great!
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 03/26/2007 08:16:23 AM
Darn it, Jeb, I'm sorry I didn't vote. This is an awesome photo - I would have given it a great score! If you entered this in FS or a wildlife contest you definitely would have rocked the house.
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 03/26/2007 12:14:48 AM
Well, I would've given it a 6 had I seen it. :) Non-human shots don't bother me too much, and the pose looks almost human anyway.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 11:33:21 PM
i can't believe I'm giving a duck a 9 :)
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 03/25/2007 11:43:19 AM
A ducky shot indeed, but I like portaits of humans for this challenge.
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 03/24/2007 11:25:20 AM
The detail in the tail feathers is awesome especially with the curled up one on the tail; I guess that would be where duck tail comes from huh?
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 03/21/2007 02:40:37 PM
I like it. Nice clarity and crop.
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 03/20/2007 11:29:40 PM
so nice, so crisp
all round great picture
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 03/20/2007 10:04:29 AM
very nice exposure,well done
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 03/20/2007 05:55:43 AM
maybe too close cropped, needs more space
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 03/19/2007 12:09:33 PM
Wonderful focus! Good shot.
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 03/19/2007 12:01:11 PM
This is an awesome photo!!! I love the duck against the winter scene, and the detail on the feathers is GREAT!
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