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Red duck. Sorry.

Postby Matt. K on Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:35 pm

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Postby Mr Darcy on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:05 pm

:shock: (Translation: Wow!!!)
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Postby trotkiller on Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:22 pm

Love it

really good
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Postby gstark on Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:04 am

Matt,

This looks a bit soft to me. ;)
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:19 am

Ye Gods Matt - moire by the ton :) Beaut pic
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Postby Bindii on Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:46 am

Thats some colourful duck.. and the image is nice but I have to agree with Gary and say that its a bit too soft...

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Postby radar on Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:30 am

Nothing to be sorry here Matt :D

Lovely perspective, great colours,

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Postby ozimax on Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:54 pm

So you should be sorry Matt! :D

Great colour, texture and a very unusual crop make a very interesting image. Now, here's the question: What did the duck eventually taste like? :)
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:21 pm

Masterful work Mr K. The tight crop makes this almost abstract. Great colours and another well chosen subject from you.
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Postby bigsue19 on Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:28 pm

This is just wonderful! :shock:
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Postby Bubby on Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:30 am

The colour really stands out in this one. Great work
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Postby zafra52 on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:18 pm

Lovely image! I think the eye could have done with a stronger reflection, but it is still a beautiful image.
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Postby Finch on Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:41 pm

I love the idea but like many others, first thing I saw was that the duck was soft. Would have been a ripper, otherwise.

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Postby Matt. K on Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:17 pm

I'll agree with you all that the duck is a little soft....but the message is...not every image has to be tack sharp! It's well known in professonal portraiture that very sharp lenses can work against the photograph. This can also be true for some landscapes. Sharpness and softness are creative controls. David Hamilton, the famous photographer of very young beautiful sometimes semi-draped girls was rumoured to alway use a Minolta (Rokker?) 50mm lens that had small chips on the front element. It gave him the softness and diffusion that made his style.
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