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Colourful Duck · 10:24 AM

Hi,
A very colourful duck I shot today. Shot with the tamron lense, f5.6 at 1/90 iso 200.
Anything I could have done to give the shot more impact?

gawan · 02-22-2009, 11:10 AM

Welcome to the forum Shane! Very beautiful species! About your question: I am sure you can boost the colours even further, to show all the glory of that duck!

There is many ways to boost colours, here only saturation is enhanced a bit:

Shanek54 · 02-22-2009, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Welcome to the forum Shane! Very beautiful species! About your question: I am sure you can boost the colours even further, to show all the glory of that duck!

There is many ways to boost colours, here only saturation is enhanced a bit:

Hi,
Thanks for your reply and the welcome. This was straight out of the camera into Aperture and then exported as jpeg for forum post. I am not that good at post-processing (yet!) so tend to not know if things are better natural, or enhanced.
Looking at your work, you have made the duck jump out of the pic.
I am definitely going to try this.

Thanks again,
Shane.

Jimbo · 02-22-2009, 12:22 PM

Welcome and what PP work do you think this great images needs? Well done. JIM

Shanek54 · 02-22-2009, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Jimbo

Welcome and what PP work do you think this great images needs? Well done. JIM

Hi Jimbo,
Thanks for your time.
When I look at my (unprocessed) pic and then Georgs' processed one, I think his saturation levels make the duck just that more vibrant and jumping out of the image. That's probably all I would try. (maybe a conservative crop on the lhs and bottom...)

Thanks again,
Shane.

roentarre · 02-22-2009, 01:50 PM

wow, the colour is stunning.

It has been a while not seeing the mallard duck. This one looks gorgeous !

srp · 02-22-2009, 01:51 PM

Wow....ducks in Australia certainly dont have those sort of colours. Nearly doesnt look real. Nice shot!

Shanek54 · 02-22-2009, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by srp

Wow....ducks in Australia certainly dont have those sort of colours. Nearly doesnt look real. Nice shot!

Hi,
Apparently he is a Mandarin duck, hailing from somewhere north of you, and introduced over here some time ago.
I was stunned when I saw him, as I had never seen one before. I took about 12 shots of him, two of which were sharp, (long lense, full zoom, bags of inexperience

) and the rest were not much good. This was the best one, but I still felt it lacked something, and looking at Georgs' effort, some enhanced saturation seems to be a plus.

Thanks for looking,

Regards,
Shane.

gawan · 02-22-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by Shanek54

Hi,
Thanks for your reply and the welcome. This was straight out of the camera into Aperture and then exported as jpeg for forum post. I am not that good at post-processing (yet!) so tend to not know if things are better natural, or enhanced.
Looking at your work, you have made the duck jump out of the pic.
I am definitely going to try this.

Thanks again,
Shane.

About the natural, I am actually a friend of the natural, but find often that camera does not do quite justice to the reality and therefore want to add vibrant often. Here the thruth may lie between your original and my may a little exaggerated example, but you are the only one who can decide

Main think is to allow your self experimenting freely!

gtk · 02-22-2009, 03:15 PM

Great duck. You might look at a polarising filter for taking photos of objects on water it may and I stress may take a bit of the glare out of the background and allow the duck to stand out a bit more. Try it out. I would be interested to see the effect.

**ChipB** · 02-22-2009, 09:08 PM

Nice photo of an amazing duck - never seen one of these before and he's just gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing with us.

Toshi · 02-23-2009, 01:56 AM

Very nice shot of the Mandarin Duck

Andi Lo · 02-23-2009, 02:09 AM

I bet this duck will get his mate easily this season =) Great shot! I prefer somewhere in between the original and the PPed one myself.

KrisK10D · 02-23-2009, 04:15 AM

What fantastic colours it has. It looks like a toy! Nice capture, and welcome to the forums, Shane

Shanek54 · 02-23-2009, 11:17 AM

Hi Folks,
Thanks to all for taking the time to look at this, and for your comments and suggestions.

Regards,
Shane.

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02-22-2009, 11:10 AM	#2
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Welcome to the forum Shane! Very beautiful species! About your question: I am sure you can boost the colours even further, to show all the glory of that duck! There is many ways to boost colours, here only saturation is enhanced a bit: Attached Images

02-22-2009, 12:32 PM	#5
Shanek54 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	To process or not to process Originally posted by Jimbo Welcome and what PP work do you think this great images needs? Well done. JIM Hi Jimbo, Thanks for your time. When I look at my (unprocessed) pic and then Georgs' processed one, I think his saturation levels make the duck just that more vibrant and jumping out of the image. That's probably all I would try. (maybe a conservative crop on the lhs and bottom...) Thanks again, Shane.

02-23-2009, 11:17 AM	#15
Shanek54 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	Thanks Hi Folks, Thanks to all for taking the time to look at this, and for your comments and suggestions. Regards, Shane.

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02-22-2009, 12:20 PM	#3
Shanek54 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	Originally posted by gawan Welcome to the forum Shane! Very beautiful species! About your question: I am sure you can boost the colours even further, to show all the glory of that duck! There is many ways to boost colours, here only saturation is enhanced a bit: Hi, Thanks for your reply and the welcome. This was straight out of the camera into Aperture and then exported as jpeg for forum post. I am not that good at post-processing (yet!) so tend to not know if things are better natural, or enhanced. Looking at your work, you have made the duck jump out of the pic. I am definitely going to try this. Thanks again, Shane.

02-22-2009, 12:22 PM	#4
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Welcome and what PP work do you think this great images needs? Well done. JIM

02-22-2009, 01:50 PM	#6
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	wow, the colour is stunning. It has been a while not seeing the mallard duck. This one looks gorgeous !

02-22-2009, 01:51 PM	#7
srp Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia Posts: 31	Wow....ducks in Australia certainly dont have those sort of colours. Nearly doesnt look real. Nice shot!

02-22-2009, 02:22 PM	#8
Shanek54 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Scotland Photos: Gallery Posts: 45 Original Poster	Originally posted by srp Wow....ducks in Australia certainly dont have those sort of colours. Nearly doesnt look real. Nice shot! Hi, Apparently he is a Mandarin duck, hailing from somewhere north of you, and introduced over here some time ago. I was stunned when I saw him, as I had never seen one before. I took about 12 shots of him, two of which were sharp, (long lense, full zoom, bags of inexperience ) and the rest were not much good. This was the best one, but I still felt it lacked something, and looking at Georgs' effort, some enhanced saturation seems to be a plus. Thanks for looking, Regards, Shane.

02-22-2009, 02:38 PM	#9
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Originally posted by Shanek54 Hi, Thanks for your reply and the welcome. This was straight out of the camera into Aperture and then exported as jpeg for forum post. I am not that good at post-processing (yet!) so tend to not know if things are better natural, or enhanced. Looking at your work, you have made the duck jump out of the pic. I am definitely going to try this. Thanks again, Shane. About the natural, I am actually a friend of the natural, but find often that camera does not do quite justice to the reality and therefore want to add vibrant often. Here the thruth may lie between your original and my may a little exaggerated example, but you are the only one who can decide Main think is to allow your self experimenting freely!

02-22-2009, 03:15 PM	#10
gtk Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 40	Great duck. You might look at a polarising filter for taking photos of objects on water it may and I stress may take a bit of the glare out of the background and allow the duck to stand out a bit more. Try it out. I would be interested to see the effect.

02-22-2009, 09:08 PM	#11
ChipB Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Eau Claire, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,717	Nice photo of an amazing duck - never seen one of these before and he's just gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing with us.

02-23-2009, 01:56 AM	#12
Toshi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 431	Very nice shot of the Mandarin Duck

02-23-2009, 02:09 AM	#13
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	I bet this duck will get his mate easily this season =) Great shot! I prefer somewhere in between the original and the PPed one myself.

02-23-2009, 04:15 AM	#14
KrisK10D Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	What fantastic colours it has. It looks like a toy! Nice capture, and welcome to the forums, Shane

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