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Shooting Ducks On A Pond
Shooting Ducks On A Pond
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Portrait Of A Wild Bird (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: Kópavogur
Date: Dec 26, 2009
Aperture: F 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2009

 Two ducks on a little pond in Kopavogur on Boxing Day, cold and calm day. Photo taken at 14:17 but the sun was leaving already. These are darkest days.

Cropped in Lightrooms, some tonal adjustments too before exporting to PS, levels, curves, resized, sharpened, framed and saved for the web.

Camera Model: E-500
Equipment Maker: OLYMPUS
Date Taken: 26.12. 2009 14:17
Color Representation: sRGB
Subject Distance:
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 50 mm
F-numer: F/2.9
ISO: 100
Exposure Time: 1/1000sec.
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Compensation: 0

Statistics
Place: 132 out of 138
Avg (all users): 4.5737
Avg (commenters): 5.4286
Avg (participants): 4.3286
Avg (non-participants): 4.7167
Views since voting: 736
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 190
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 01/02/2010 08:11:03 AM
I really love this... it's my kind of shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/30/2009 03:29:42 PM
Nice take, comp is kind of interesting, 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 12/29/2009 07:44:57 PM
It's a bit difficult to see the ducks. This might do better in a 'Reflections without mirrors' challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 12/29/2009 02:05:23 PM
Pretty scene and I do like the long reflections of the trees, but for this challenge I'd like to see more detail on the birds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/29/2009 12:55:07 PM
Interesting low key & use of reflections.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/29/2009 08:51:48 AM
Way too dark.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 12/28/2009 03:50:25 PM
Looks like a peaceful evening.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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