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Ducks
Ducks
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Phoenix Zoo, AS
Date: Apr 11, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2009

Viewed: 299
Comments: 2
Favorites: 1 (view)

I probably never would have noticed this cute pair had they not been pointed out by other members of the group, so thanks to all!
Processing:
Open RAW image and adjust color and brightness
Tonemap RAW image in Photomatix and bring in as new layer over RAW image
Blend to taste using layer mask
Color Efex Pro pro contrast
Color Efex Pro tonal contrast, then mask out everything but the birds
Darken background a bit
Desat background a bit
Levels adjustment layer
Crop, resize, save for web
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04/14/2009 06:58:24 PM
OMG how cute is this!!!!!!!!!
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04/14/2009 05:26:53 PM
This is way better than the shot I got of this. Too cute for words.
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