I had two entirely different entry ideas. The other was more creative, but the execution wasn't as good. This one is a more simple shot, but turned out much better. It is lit in my dark basement with a 4 watt nightlight. Almost no post processing. I tweeked the color a little in RAW adjustment, but that's it other than resize to submit. I did clone out a small lens flare issue in the upper right.
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Hi - I like your original entry. It's a good, soft focus shot with decent shadow and reflection. Both takes are a little on the dark side. Neither photo shows enough light to make it any more dramatic than what it is. On the other hand, they both have a peacefulness about them. I had some issues with my entry too - I decided it might be a good time to let go of the ducky's - a new challenge is at the train station up head!
I went back and looked at my settings and somehow I had darkened it by .5 stops in the raw editor. I don't know why I did that, and based on the comments that contributed to the low score. Because I had everything set up for something entirely different, the focus issues and the darkness were due to the 4 watt light and long exposure time. I deleted some of the original idea shots, which led me to this:
Which I should have submitted but chickened out on.
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