Helpful Posts: The Wood ducks arrived in force,at my small pond about two days ago and they brought dark cold windy rain ; I did manage to take a few shots of my favorite native wild duck. C&C Welcome and thank you all for your comments .
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Thread: The Woody's arrived !
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9th April 2015, 02:01 PM #1
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The Woody's arrived !
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9th April 2015, 02:07 PM #2
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They are a striking bird! I like your composition but I think the cloudy day subdued the true colors and vibrance of these creatures. I can't wait to see more photos from you when the lighting conditions are a little better. Keep at 'em!
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9th April 2015, 02:16 PM #3
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Just beautiful, Sherwood. I'm thinking bright overcast is very good for color recovery, and avoids the problems created by harsh shadowing in direct sun. There might be a little more color within the range of veracity with very slight brightening, clarity, vivid as per whichever software. Or not. Anyway these are great.
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9th April 2015, 02:20 PM #4
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Nice captures and angle of view.
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9th April 2015, 02:20 PM #5
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Lovely birds Sherwood and great shots, my favourite is Nr.2 but it does look like it could use some extra saturation, the overcast day has somewhat washed it out a little.
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9th April 2015, 03:05 PM #6
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Nice set, the ducks are so lovely. I to look forward to seeing more of these.
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9th April 2015, 03:48 PM #7
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Very nice Sherwood, a beautiful duck
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9th April 2015, 04:29 PM #8
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Beautiful series.
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9th April 2015, 06:35 PM #9
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Very nice shots, the duck is beautiful
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9th April 2015, 06:36 PM #10
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Lovely shots of beautiful birds. By increasing structure and contrast just a bit, the colors become slightly more vibrant but, not over the top!
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9th April 2015, 08:49 PM #11
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All nice shots, Sherwood, although I think that #1's eye, although nice, lacks a bit of ooomph, a little bit dull if I may say so, unlike the rest of the eyes from the rest of the shot...
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9th April 2015, 09:20 PM #12
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Beautiful birds. You're lucky to have someplace close where they hang out. I miss seeing those guys. Back home the common term for them was "summer duck" because they were one of the only duck species that stayed year round. I like the shot with both drake and hen on a nice water surface. Others have commented on the techs already so nothing to add there. Look forward to more shots.
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