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Wood Duck

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:11 pm
by CDN_Merlin
No, not a \"wood\" duck, a \"wood duck\".
Full size 10.1MP image



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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:33 pm
by Testiculese
That is a great camera.

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:54 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Danke

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:19 pm
by Spidey
It’s not the tools baby, it’s the craftsman.

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:25 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Here's another of the same duck.
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Cropped version of full size.

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:56 pm
by Capm
You've got a talent for the camera there, those are good pics :)

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:33 am
by Aus-RED-5
WOW! :o

That is awesome. Love those shots Merlin. ;)

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 5:27 am
by Gold Leader
hmm depends also which camera you have since there are plenty with different image quallity.

Image one has more blur than image two also.
The Camera I use is a Sony Cybershot DSC-V3 it's about 4 years old but it has perfect image quallity for my doings, it's my dads camera though, he needed it to make perfect daylight quallity shots in pitch darkness.

Image quallity is not only craftsman it's also depends on what type of cam you use.

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 5:49 am
by CDN_Merlin
I use a Canon Rebel XTi with a 70-300 IS USM lens.

I also use Adobe Lightroom to process RAW file and I also use NEAT and Corel Photopaint for editing.

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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:50 pm
by Spidey
Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: Image quallity is not only craftsman it's also depends on what type of cam you use.
Dude the point was to give him some credit. :roll:

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:15 am
by CDN_Merlin
FYI, I could of taken a pic like this with my older Canon G3 (non SLR) Camera.

I've always liked photography and since I bought my DSLR, I've been better.

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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 6:59 pm
by Grendel
CDN_Merlin wrote:I use a Canon Rebel XTi with a 70-300 IS USM lens.

I also use Adobe Lightroom to process RAW file and I also use NEAT and Corel Photopaint for editing.
A bit off-topic, sorry -- I'm currently using Canons Digital Photo Pro for raw processing. I'm curious what the advantage of Lightroom over DPP is (skimming over Adobe's site wasn't conclusive.)

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 4:01 am
by CDN_Merlin
I find it easier to use. Simple interface. I was told about it from a friend on kali and tried it.
EDIT: I also use NEAT (Sharpen and Noise removal, and Corel Photopaint to crop pictures).

Lightroom has so many options and they are properly located compared to the software Canon provided. I've been using it now for about a year and enjoy it a lot.

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:27 pm
by Sergeant Thorne
Great pics.

Wood ducks are rare down here, so that's a treat. Some of my favorite waterfowl.

I went through some of your other photos as well (got myself a few new wallpapers, thanks!). You've really got an eye for that.

Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:54 am
by CDN_Merlin
Wood ducks are common here udring spring/summer. Accordign to my bird books, they are the most beautiful ducks in North America.