A duck... not in a row

Jerry CurtisJerry Curtis Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
edited July 6, 2005 in Wildlife
Nothing exotic - just my personal best close-up of a duck, I guess. Taken hand-held in bright sunlight with the 1.7X tele on my V1.

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Comments/criticizms welcomed and appreciated as usual.
-Jerry

Whether you think that you can or that you can't, you are usually right.
- Henry Ford

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Comments

  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Nice details and colors Jerry! Very nice! thumb.gif




    AJ
    http://northlight.smugmug.com/
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    The absolutely correct...
    ...color of the bill and the detail in the reflection, gives this one a big thumb.gif .
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Hey Jerry,

    A reeally fine shot. clap.gif Great colors and details in the shot. It may be a tad too bright but that's really picking the nit.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • Jerry CurtisJerry Curtis Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Thanks, AJ and Ric, but I think Harry's right...
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Jerry,

    A reeally fine shot. clap.gif Great colors and details in the shot. It may be a tad too bright but that's really picking the nit.
    it *is* a tad bright.

    How's this one?

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    -Jerry

    Whether you think that you can or that you can't, you are usually right.
    - Henry Ford

    www.pbase.com/icicle50
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    As long as we are nit picking....
    ...I would decrease the brightness on the blue only. mwink.gif
  • Jerry CurtisJerry Curtis Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Ok you guys...
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    ...I would decrease the brightness on the blue only. mwink.gif
    This is a kind of compromise that I'm pretty happy with... I lightened the duck a tad from the last one, but excluded the blue water from the lightening; then selectively darkened the blown-out rear quarter just a tad... it's "picking nits", but sometimes it's these miniscule adjustments that make the difference...

    Thanks for your feedback!

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    -Jerry

    Whether you think that you can or that you can't, you are usually right.
    - Henry Ford

    www.pbase.com/icicle50
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