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Day 25 - Water Fowl
Day 25 - Water Fowl
Bruce_the_Robert


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: Ranworth, Norfolk, England
Date: Mar 24, 2007
Aperture: f/5.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/160 s
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2007

Viewed: 226
Comments: 9
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 Shot at ISO 800 because of poor light; worked and worked on this but never got it just where I wanted to. I think there's some light haloing, which is annoying, but in the end I just couldn't get anything better out of it.

Cropped
Cloned out some distracting floating debris
Gradient map for conversion
Neat image for noise
Duplicated layer, screen, selected the duck (to bring out the detail), worked with brush and opacity
Duplicated again, screen
Curves
Resized
Border
Saved for web

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 05/31/2007 02:06:36 PM
Great simplicity here, love the ripple circles fading outward.
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 05/26/2007 09:46:15 PM
Simplicity here is at its best with this one.....
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 05/26/2007 07:59:20 PM
Lovely! That eye really stands out. Is this a Greater Scaup?
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 05/26/2007 11:39:25 AM
After your big speech how there are no bad photos here and people should stop giving disclaimers... and now look at you. :op

This is a wonderful composition. Great minimalism - duck, reflection of duck and slight ripple in the water. Awesome. The frame gives the whole thing a kick and really works well here. (though I think you should have tried the fuzzy frame... haha!)
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 05/25/2007 09:25:17 PM
Whats wrong with it. Great symmetry, strong contrast and fantastic composition.
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 05/25/2007 03:12:45 PM
Cool photo with strong composition. well done and you should be happ with this one!
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 05/25/2007 10:53:00 AM
Tee hee. . .Robert you are so funny! And for this: you REALLY don't need to apologize. It is very dreamy and beautiful. The ripples are so perfectly shown around the duck. And that crystal clear reflection: awesome!

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 05/25/2007 09:24:35 AM
I think it's a great photo, I really like the crop and border. Nice reflections and very calm water.

Question: You say there's some light haloing, I don't really notice it on my monitor. I've had some luck sometimes by light burning to get rid of some halo's, and masking when I save the selection and then expand the selection size. Can anyone give some other ways to get rid of halo's, I know my photo's have them.

Message edited by author 2007-05-25 09:27:40.
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 05/25/2007 08:40:11 AM
I see a very calm atmosphere and I like the waves and the reflexion. But "my eye" needs to see the duck's color and why not, a selective desaturation!
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