Take off
by caba

Comment by 2Shay:
Unfortunately, the ducks are blurred. Would have been a much better shot with completely frozen ducks. I would have also tried to get the subject closer to the bottom of the frame. Since they are taking off, I would have liked to see some sky for them to fly into.

Take off
by caba

Comment by nsbca7:
Focus seems to be more on the water then on the ducks.

Duck F/3.3
by caba

Comment by ponder:
You broke the rule of thirds when you placed the mallard dead center which gives the photo a bulls-eye effect. Think of your frame in the camera and then pretend that there is a grid broken down into 3 boxes on top, 3 in the center and 3 on the bottom. Now place the subject of your photo in any of the three boxes, but not in the center box.

You might want to move in for a tighter shot on the mallard and then maybe light it different because the mallard appears very flat because the light looks flat. When shooting outdoor photos, try to shoot early in the morning or late in the afternoon, to get a more dramatic lighting effect. There needs to be more light on the head of the duck, so that it draws the eye of the viewer. I would have zoomed in and cropped out the foreground railing because it effectively cuts off the bottom of your picture. In fact you could have made a more appealing picture had you cropped all the way around the duck, because all of the added background doesn't add to your photo.

Try using cardboard or sheets of paper to crop the image on your monitor and see what look good to you using this method. I use this method a lot and it really helps me properly crop my photos.

It also appears that your camera was slightly tipped when you shot this photo, since the horizon is not horizontal.

Ponder

Message edited by author 2005-03-20 15:15:37.

Night lights
by caba

Comment by Cutter:
get rid of the boat and concentrate on the "night lights" and you have got a good one.

My bodyguard
by caba

Comment by ty_roni:
How was it done......????

My bodyguard
by caba

Comment by AltPro:
I Love it...
Had I been able to log on last week, I would have given it a 9! Really great. I do find myself questioning the lighting balance though... Wonder if it might have poped more with as a high-key photo, or a bit more contrast range... ie, a whiter white in the highlights and a deeper black in the shadow, more depth of shadow in the floor area, and wall behind. Yes I know that you would have lost a bit more of the detail in the blacks beneath the hand... but I still wonder if that loss might have been worth the PoP!

Just my thoughts, and still I love it... Wish I could have it for my twin son's room... They'd get a kick out of a print like this!

Kudos!
ginette

My bodyguard
by caba

Comment by jachurch:
Excellent picture.

My bodyguard
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Comment by dahkota:
I could swear I've seen this before. As a painting. This has been validated so...

My bodyguard
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Comment by radicaljune:
Very unique. I really love what you've done here. 10

My bodyguard
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Comment by Sailingduck:
Looks like one of the gangster characters from the most recent Dick Tracy movie. I'll definitely come back to read what/who this is. Good job.