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Mallard Fillmore
Mallard Fillmore
Marc923


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Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Sigma 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 DC for Pentax
Location: Arbor Lake, Arvada, Colorado
Date: Jan 5, 2006
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2006

 I thought this might work for this challenge with the green of his head acting as the burst of color.

PSPX edits
Crop, resize, contrast (+15), cloned out some water spots and add border.

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Place: 84 out of 244
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Avg (commenters): 7.0000
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Views since voting: 938
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 244
Comments: 8
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/18/2006 03:12:23 AM
The sheer simplicity of this image is what is captivating to me. The colors are wonderful and the direction of his flow is spot on.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/15/2006 09:38:47 AM
Love the soft ripples in the water compared to the duck. You captured the colors in the reflection too which is nice. Good job!
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 01/14/2006 08:53:38 PM
Nicely composed shot. The reflections and ripples in the water really give this dimension. Maybe a tighter shot/crop to weight the duck heavier in the composition would emphasize the color contrasts more? Just my opinion, nice shot nonetheless.... 7
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/12/2006 06:05:42 AM
Cool reflection and a cool shot.....
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Canon EOS-10D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/12/2006 12:29:12 AM
A very nice and sharp image. Very well composed. I realize you were trying to emphesize the color, but it seems a bit too saturated in the head... almost fake. I would be interested in knowing your lense and if you used a fill flash.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/09/2006 07:36:03 AM
Beautiful shot...well done. Great composition, sharpness and colour
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/09/2006 01:46:42 AM
ROFL - I'm bumping up a point for the awesome title. ha ha ha This is a great reflective image. ha ha ha ha- I can't stop laughing at your clever name.
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Nikon D50
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 01/09/2006 12:56:47 AM
Ahhh, ducks. One of my favorite animals to photograph. Love the green showing so nicely!
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