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August 25, 2011
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NIKON CORPORATION
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1/250 second
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May 17, 2011, 3:18:35 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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Can purchase Here as cards, printed, canvas, poster!

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This is a Mandarin duck that I shot through a chain-link fence at our local park. I was very lucky to catch him on the shore and was able to use the pond as the background. This was one of the hardest shots I have ever had do to the fact that I had to shoot through the fence and he was near the base of it. The angel to get the photograph was a hard one. Plus I had to use my 200 lens in order to shoot through the fence. My regular lens couldn't get past the fence. The vignette effect is from the fence but I love how it turned out. I loved this image so much I had it printed as a 16x20 for my own house and it is beautiful on metallic paper!

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Given 2012-03-14
All About Colors Print Quality by *AngelaLeonetti ( Suggested by ~Catmagik and Featured by `trevg )
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This is such a great photo! First of all, it's an extraordinary subject, which makes the photo more unique and appealing to look at in general. It brings up a happy, warm feeling, which may also be associated with the colors.

I think what makes this photo original are the vibrant colors, which contrast together very well and catch your eye immediately. The grey in the background also helps the foreground colors to pop out even more, if you know what I mean. It makes me wonder how you managed to capture a grey background, when I would normally picture this being taken in an outdoor, nature scene.

As for the composition, I feel you could've zoomed out just a tad and captured the rest of the beak, or more of the bird in general. The photo just feels a little too centered for my liking. Also, if you were looking for a totally grey background, perhaps the little plants/spots in the lower right corner could be edited out. That could just be me, though.

I also think the white right next to and around the eye is a little overexposed, and perhaps some of the feathers and whatnot in the back a little underexposed. I'm just not too sure about the lighting.

The focus is excellent though, and once again, you've captured a wonderful subject that catches the viewer's attention right away - good work!
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=AD1970 Feb 3, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
beautiful
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~Valkyriestears Oct 25, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
You've really managed to capture all the wonderful rich colours that mandarin ducks have. This is just beautiful :)
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~ArcticIceWolf Sep 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
That duck is really beautiful! Love it!
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Featured here [link] Hope you dont mind ;)
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=John-Peter Jul 29, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Your beautiful work has been featured in my journal:[link]
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~ZeBracArdeaTH Jun 2, 2012  Hobbyist Filmographer
i cant critique this until i get a better monitor
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=AngelaLeonetti Jun 3, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
ok thank you
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`Infinite-Heart May 31, 2012   General Artist
That's really nice focus and detail i like it a lot! Wonderful angle and zoom here, up close, eh?

I love the bird, it's really beautiful!

I think you did a nice job of composing the piece, it seems balanced and well done! Wonderful!

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=AngelaLeonetti Jun 3, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you
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