This image is straight out of the camera with just a quick pass through sharpening after resizing for DPC. This photograph just lept out at me when I first uploaded it and I hope you enjoy something in it also.
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Place: 146 out of 283 Avg (all users): 4.8421 Avg (commenters): 6.2857 Avg (participants): 4.3028 Avg (non-participants): 5.2166 Views since voting: 1211 Views during voting: 397 Votes: 266 Comments: 10 Favorites: 1 (view)
wow...what a stunning image. composition, colors, timing, all--you absolutely nailed it! on the other hand, i can see where you got clobbered by the 'meeting the challenge' crowd. this is one of those shots where everybody benefits but you: we all get to view it and appreciate it, and you get the sacrificial score ;-) well, don't despair...just keep shooting and submitting! as long as it is good work and you don't let the scoring affect you, you'll be fine.
Kylie: Saw your post. FWIW, I voted this a 6, an above average vote from me. Thought the colors were great, and the duck looked very natural. I took off a point because I thought the connection to the challenge was just a "touch" weak (pardon the pun.)
Well, I don't see the "begging", in fact the duck's back is to us... Without the title I would have a hard time tieing the image to the subject of the challenge. In terms of the image itself, I would crop out the top 1/2 inch or so - enough to get red ot the one black reflection in the upper right. That'll concentrate the attention more of the duck and the water ripples without any distractions. Good luck in the challenge.
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