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A Prince at Court
A Prince at Court
NewGuy


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Tamron SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD IF for Nikon
Location: Boise, Idaho
Date: Nov 10, 2008
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 Taken mid afternoon on cloudy day. I was out to test the Tamron 200-500mm in a closer environment. I enhanced the color post capture and cloned out some garbage that was in the shot. In layers I sharpened and slightly reduced hue and saturation through the use of a mild b&w layer. The fall colors were good but subdued due to the low light. I captured this as theybegan to move further into the water.

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Place: 828 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.1322
Avg (commenters): 5.5581
Avg (participants): 5.0887
Avg (non-participants): 5.3590
Views since voting: 615
Views during voting: 619
Votes: 484
Comments: 45
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:50:50 AM
Nice shot of the ducks... unfortunate that they are obscured slightly by the branch.
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 03/17/2009 08:13:48 AM
Lovely duckies.
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 03/16/2009 10:38:27 PM
Nice colors and detail.
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 03/16/2009 03:22:16 PM
Wow, this really stands out, the clarity and texture here are stunning.
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 03/16/2009 11:39:59 AM
pretty ducks...very nice indeed
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 03/16/2009 08:02:29 AM
good focus and colors
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 03/16/2009 12:03:23 AM
cool capture
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 03/15/2009 06:26:35 PM
Wood ducks are quite stunning, I think. Too bad this fellow was hiding behind the branches a bit. I would crop tighter on the left to removed the other Wood duck and keep more on the right if I could so no one's head was cut off.
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 03/15/2009 05:38:59 PM
What a gem! I love the color against the background and the center of the photo and attention is certainly a prince.
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 03/15/2009 04:50:27 PM
Ducks have such beautiful colors! Great capture!
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 03/15/2009 04:44:46 PM
Nice wild life shot.
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 03/15/2009 04:29:30 PM
Beautiful. It's great you were able to get them all in focus.
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 03/15/2009 02:52:02 PM
Nice colors.
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 03/15/2009 06:49:21 AM
nice capture of wood ducks, they are such beautiful creatures
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 03/15/2009 06:10:55 AM
What a nice assortment of ducks! I just love wood ducks, they are so colourful and pretty. Nice fall colours as an added bonus.
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 03/15/2009 05:39:57 AM
nice colours but not very sharp ;) just 5


regards brano
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 03/14/2009 04:20:30 PM
The twigs are distracting.
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 03/14/2009 02:49:43 PM
So flat it looks like canvas.
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 03/14/2009 01:14:41 PM
I wish those branches weren't in front of the wood ducks!
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 03/14/2009 10:41:00 AM
They're so colorful! A great variety.
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 03/14/2009 07:44:44 AM
Love those red eyes. Very nice shot - almost looks a bit painting-like.
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 03/14/2009 05:59:33 AM
Nice colors
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 03/13/2009 11:11:13 PM
They sure look like princes. Lovely details and I like that red eye!
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 03/13/2009 08:41:49 PM
Very nice shot, but the subject is to centered for me.
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 03/13/2009 07:59:02 PM
Very nice job with the regal colors!
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 03/13/2009 04:49:24 PM
overall image a little messy, zooming in on a maybe the central pair for birds would have been more effective
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 03/13/2009 01:38:18 PM
The composition is okay, but I do like the idea and DOF
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 03/13/2009 11:18:05 AM
Good waterfowl study! Very nice detail! 7
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 03/13/2009 10:39:23 AM
a mixed flock?
Nice contrast of nature's variety.
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 03/13/2009 07:26:28 AM
Love the colors of the duck, but the twigs in his face are distracting.
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 03/13/2009 06:46:05 AM
little tighter crop?
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 03/12/2009 04:08:45 PM
nice colors and crispness
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 03/12/2009 03:16:23 PM
What a parade of color! Nice background tones as well.
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 03/12/2009 06:25:35 AM
Dressed in their very finest, the nervous couple awaited their turn to dance.
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 03/12/2009 02:25:26 AM
great colors
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 03/12/2009 12:51:40 AM
Great clarity in this image. I find the composition very busy though.
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 03/11/2009 09:40:18 PM
Beautiful birds and great capture of their colours.
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 03/11/2009 07:07:59 PM
Very nice clarity on the subjects.
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 03/11/2009 06:23:48 PM
Nice job managing the colors against the brown in the water.
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 03/11/2009 04:26:43 PM
They are so colourful
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 03/11/2009 04:10:55 PM
Nice detail you've captured in the ducks. And I like the variety of the ducks.
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 03/11/2009 01:10:21 PM
Cool looking. Not your typical bird keeps it interesting.
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 03/11/2009 11:27:11 AM
Great assortment of ducks
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 03/11/2009 08:29:01 AM
the crop is a littel too tight, making the picture too busy.
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 03/10/2009 08:34:34 PM
Colours appeared a bit washed out and the composition ( ie half ducks on RHS ) doesn't sit comfortably with me. - 5
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