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Oh My... Hell HAS Frozen Over
Oh My... Hell HAS Frozen Over
arron_christensen


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Challenge: Ducky II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: My Home
Date: Aug 12, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 15 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2008

 I borrowed this rubber ducky from one of my co-workers. It kinda sums up his personality. I'll probably get beat up for the duck not being yellow, but I think blue works better anyway. The "frozen pond" he is floating on is actually some tempered glass that broke but did not come apart. It makes for a very cool effect here I feel, complementing the ice nicely. I was seriously struggling with an idea until today at work, when that duck just got me thinking...

Photoshop was convert from RAW, levels, curves, hue/saturation, selective color, crop, resize, usm, save for web. It came out quite well, but we'll see how it is accepted.

Shot @ 87mm, cropped at top and bottom of image. Painted with flashlight.

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Place: 79 out of 151
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/19/2008 08:37:51 PM
Nice idea, glad to see something different, 6.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/17/2008 07:42:20 PM
Love the colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax FA 28-80mm 3.5-5.6 AF - Silver
 08/17/2008 04:29:20 PM
I think I would've tried to get some flames going around the ice. A little creative thinking would've made that possible.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 08/15/2008 10:55:19 PM
It sure looks like it. Good comp and setup.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/13/2008 05:59:46 PM
These ducks are so small - it's hard to get them in a scaled environment! More ice?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/13/2008 11:26:31 AM
too cute
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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