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Duck to Water
Duck to Water
crabappl3


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Challenge: Things That Go Together (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: McKinney, TX.
Date: Jan 28, 2004
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 1, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 101 out of 164
Avg (all users): 5.1867
Avg (commenters): 5.2222
Avg (participants): 5.2708
Avg (non-participants): 5.0714
Views since voting: 1180
Votes: 166
Comments: 9
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02/08/2004 10:37:19 PM
They do go together without a doubt. But the graininess of this shot really bothers me. That might be what you were going for but for me personally, there are very few shots where graininess works and this is not one of them. The catching the duck in mid flight is excellent but it looks more like he's ready to land on land than water also. Picky, I know but since they are supposed to be together. A 5
 02/08/2004 07:25:45 PM
well done
not sure about the blur...
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 02/08/2004 01:05:43 PM
I find it difficult to enjoy the excessive noise chosen (?) for this particular shot. While it would add some interest to a purely textural study or one concerned with instilling a (film-like) fleeting temporality (character portrait, journalism, possibly a candid, even a landscape, if dating it via effects would serve a purpose).

The interest here, however, lies likely stronger in the nature of flight, the details of markings, colour, pose etc, precisely those aspects which have been obscured. The inclusion of the second duck (in the water does stabilize the balance of tones within the image, but it does nothing for an easily achievable (and enjoyable) simplicity of composition, which we would have, if it were cloned out.

What remains, to me, is an image with delightful effects, textures and tones, if appiled to a more abstract (non-figurative, non-representational) piece than this one.
 02/04/2004 11:43:21 AM
Great capture, nice timing. I'd like to see a bit more detail in the duck's face - and that shadowy duck in the water is an unwelcome distraction.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/04/2004 10:44:36 AM
nice stopped motion and shallow dof. black and white works well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2004 09:14:47 PM
Nice action shot of the duck in flight. Good application of DOF. However, my one complaint is the use of noise as I think I'd prefer it without.
 02/02/2004 10:50:04 PM
Good capture of the moment. Overall a good shot, but there needs to be more light on the ducks face and eye (or just underexposed there).
 02/02/2004 06:59:56 PM
Why is the picture so grainy? Special effect??
 02/02/2004 12:45:32 PM
Real grainy. Nice stop-action, but it looks like he is landing on ground, not water.


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