Quack
by paulw

Comment by paulw:
I was blessed that day. I was allowed to get within about 2 feet of this little guy. He was the most curious of the whole bunch. He came right up to me before his parents honked at him. They kept a very close eye on me, but didn't consider me a threat.

He was so cute.

Quack
by paulw

Comment by klstover:
Such an adorable fluffball!!!

Newgrange
by paulw

Comment by paulw:

Originally posted by Nikonian Ninja: wow, that's old. how many shots for this panorama?

This is actually just a single shot. I think the people give a bit of scale to the building. There's plenty of history here in Ireland. This building is one of three such tombs in that area, all from around the same time. It's believed that this was the last built, so the others would be around 3300 BC or so. This makes them older than Stonehange in England, and older than the pyramids in Egypt.

Newgrange
by paulw

Comment by Nikonian Ninja:
wow, that's old. how many shots for this panorama?

Hummingbird
by paulw

Comment by annasense:
Wow, you must have a VERY steady hand... this is amazing. I've tried capturing humminbirds with my p&s... but let me tell you, it's soooooo not easy.

I'm Different
by paulw

Comment by DefyTime:
Great work here...good mood

Message edited by author 2006-07-03 03:34:07.

I'm Different
by paulw

Comment by ursula:
I agree, the selective desat works here (and it doesn't work well often). Great catch, and your post-processing is wonderful.

I'm Different
by paulw

Comment by dwterry:
Very nice. I agree, the selective desat works very well in this case.

I'm Different
by paulw

Comment by Brad:
This is one of those rare occasions that a selective desaturation works very well.
The title, her size and the direction she is looking in are the icing.
Great shot and post-processing.

I'm Different
by paulw

Comment by Shecoya:
absolutely love this.. I dont typically like the desaturated stuff but this is stand out for me..and the title ~ perfect ;)