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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Wood Duck
From: leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:22:50 -0600
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Doug,

Wouldn't the other duck's reflection add depth to the image?

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com



On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> 
wrote:
> Hugh Thompson wrote:
>
>>Doug - I looked at them all, and don't find the background distracting
>>at all, even with the shot of the male in front and female, out of
>>focus behind.
>>
>>The ducks are pin sharp on the eyes, such beautiful colors
>>
>>Hugh
>>
>>
>>On 5-Feb-10, at 12:13 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>> male:
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/wodu03.html
>>>
>>> female:
>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/wodu04.html
>>
>
> Thanks all for your comments! ?Except for cloning out a reflection of 
> another duck from one corner, the backgrounds are un-manipulated.
>
> I asked about the backgrounds in particular because I had a discussion 
> with SWMBO on this topic. ?We agreed that the calmer, more subtle 
> background of the second photo works better with the female duck's plumage 
> but for the first photo one of us (I won't say who) would rather have had 
> the background more like the second photo, while the other felt the 
> brighter background was better for the male.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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