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Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Ducks and Geese
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Feb 9, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Feb 9, 2008

 I've changed my mind about 20 times as to which shot I want to enter. And what processing to do. I've tried lots of dodging and burning and Neat Image and a whole host of other things which made it brighter and more colorful but ... in the end I keep wanting it to look more like what I saw, which is a more subtle look.

Yes, I know the title is punny, but the purple and gold kinda' suggested it and I didn't have the willpower to resist.

I do like the balance of this composition much better than most birdy reflections I've gotten. The grasses and reflections framed the bird nicely.

Not expecting much because it's a bird and people are probably sick of them!

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, dodged eye and reflection of it, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.0968
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.9620
Avg (non-participants): 5.1963
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 186
Comments: 5
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AuthorThread
 02/18/2008 03:18:37 AM
Suckered by your title!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/12/2008 08:42:04 PM
Needs just a little more light.
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 02/12/2008 02:02:16 PM
Beautiful sunset. Since the goose is the subject, I'd love to see him a bit more clearly ... perhaps with some processing or a fill flash.
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 02/11/2008 05:16:39 AM
nice colours!
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 02/11/2008 02:33:19 AM
It's a really nice shot, love the gold on the water.. it just feels to be more about the light than the reflection. That doesn't make a lot of sense I know, just a feeling
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