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04/03/2005 03:41:32 PM			 | 
		
		Greetings from the critique club...
 
 Your composition is pretty good.  I like the focus being on the head, and not including too much other than what's necessary to get your point across.  The saturation seems like it might be a little too much, although I guess it's possible that it came out of the camera that way.
 
 Your focus is just about spot on -- try to get it right on the eye always when shooting animals -- which is apparently what you did here, good job.  There is a lot of pixelation in the grass in the background.  I'm not sure if that's a result of jpg compression or from a bump in saturation, either way, probably not going to be too desireable as a 'stock image'.
 
 Your score seems right on par.  5.4 -- that's pretty good.  Good shot and keep shooting! |  
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03/27/2005 12:52:55 AM			 | 
		
		| Such a patriot duck (if he lives in th US that is).  Very crisp and good exposure. |  
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03/26/2005 08:57:55 AM			 | 
		
		| The composition is nice, but it looks a bit oversaturated to me.  A catch light in the eye would have improved as well. |  
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03/24/2005 10:41:15 PM			 | 
		
		That's just about the ugliest bird I ever saw!  :-)
 
 Nice capture though.  Good luck in the challenge. |  
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03/24/2005 09:40:18 PM			 | 
		
		| HaHa..that is the ugliest bird I have ever see , but nice shot! |  
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03/24/2005 08:27:09 AM			 | 
		
		| it really is one weird looking duck. Nice shot :) |  
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03/23/2005 12:44:38 PM			 | 
		
		| Good focus and saturation, but I'm inclined to agree with your title. |  
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03/23/2005 12:22:25 AM			 | 
		
		| Goofy title but  great image. |  
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03/22/2005 07:15:52 PM			 | 
		
		| Great detail and depth of field |  
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03/22/2005 07:08:15 AM			 | 
		
		| Would have like to see more of the bird, what colors! |  
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03/21/2005 08:31:24 AM			 | 
		
		| great dof and main subject, imho green of grass dominated the shot, could it be toned down? |  
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03/21/2005 01:32:41 AM			 | 
		
		| Hmmm....you saw the results of the last stock challenge eh?  Nice phot.  Nice colors and tack sharp |  
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03/21/2005 12:31:26 AM			 | 
		
		| Love the bright vivid colors and sharp focus. |  
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