I applied lots of curves adjustments and also used some photo filters to add various colors to the water, which color was mostly golden in the original. Then the usual resizing and unsharp mask.
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Nice colors and good silhouette. There's a little bit of halo around the ducks...or perhaps it just looks a little soft to me. Love the reflections on the water!
Absolutaly breathtaking. This is just phenominal. I could look at this one for hours and never grow bored with the perfect gold water with hints of other colors gently mixed in, and the amazingly crisp ripples in the water. The silhouettes have a nice clean edge and just perfect. My only very small complaint would be that the water on the botom is a little soft. I would have liked for it to be as crisp as the rest of the image. But thats just personal raste. This is still a perfect shot worth every bit of my 10 and more.
The rich colours and patterns in the water really give the image impact.
Although the ducks seem unnaturally dark for the surroundings, it doesn`t spoil the overall effect for me in one of the best images I`ve seen so far.
Good luck.
Nice composition. I'm having a tough time figuring out what you did but the edges of the ducks ended up very off. I'm thinking upping the contrast a bunch would have helped the ducks stand out without the artifacts.
Lovely composition, but there are white "hazyness" right on top of the two primary silhouetted elements, suggestive of over processing through dodge/burn.
Love the dreamy colors & quality you included. A beautiful image. One - albeit very slight - thing I noticed (IMHO) is that the reflections of the birds are both single straight lines. I'm sure it's just the angle/light/whatever, but their reflections on the water don't seem to match their graceful curves. It's an extremely peaceful shot - no question about it. Makes me feel calm & sleepy. (7)
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