Tidy Male Mallard
Uploaded: September 20, 2007
Captured at Geist Resevoir, however the water was very mirky.
Added water photo from clean fountain with ripples.
Several PS layers, masks, and effects deployed for realism.
Canon 28-135mm. Entered in "Animals".
Jessica Jenney September 20, 2007
Gorgeous image, Steven! Your PS work, color and details are exquisite! #4815018Nina Shields September 20, 2007
Steven, terrific work both in and out of the camera; dramatic use of color; BTW, love your mini-pic! #4815127Janet McNeil September 20, 2007
Beautiful image - great effects with vibrant color and detail!! Nice work, Steven! #4815267Eugenio Diaz September 20, 2007
Hi Steven, Beautiful image and good work using PS Photo effects.Angie Sidles September 20, 2007
WOW! Great PS work here Steven! This is beautiful. Definately does not look altered at all! Very natural looking. Beautiful! #4816142Lisa J. Boulden September 20, 2007
Beautiful, with fabulous color as well!Heather L. Haderly September 20, 2007
Beautiful image here with awesome color Steven!!! #4816896Jim A. Carlson September 20, 2007
Now this is an awesome pictuer! the colors are outstanding.. I really like it a LOT! #4817435randy dannheim September 20, 2007
Very nicely done. #4817641Alex T. Mizuno September 20, 2007
Wow, bravo to your technique! Love the emerald water. The ripples look natural to me. This gotta be an instant EFP. Starting now. 1-2-3---- #4817852Christopher Jamison September 21, 2007
fantastic colors and clarity! LOVE the looks of the water! excellent work as always! #4819898Shawn Jennings September 21, 2007
Excellent work, Steven! #4820038Jennifer L. Alder September 21, 2007
oh my!!!!Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 21, 2007
OMG, AWSOME capture and color's Steven! #4823776Barbara Mason September 21, 2007
Great colour co-ordination !!! beautiful image Good Luck with this one #4825517Tammy Espino September 22, 2007
What a fantastic shot! The colors just Pop. Wonderful effects and in total a wow photo :) #4828590Sam Britt September 22, 2007
Terrific image, Steven. Excellent color, clarity & digital darkroom work. This looks like a winner to me. #4829353Inge S. Lasmana September 23, 2007
Very beautiful shot, Steven! the texture of the water and the mallard are really incredible! hope to see this again! #4833085Kathy L. Clark September 23, 2007
Well Steven all your work paid off. This is gorgeous. #4833890Marijana Fajgl September 23, 2007
Steven, this is so beautiful! The colours and shapes look so silky! Wonderful! #4835209Sandra R. Alvey September 30, 2007
Ooooh Steven how did I miss this!?!?!? It's beautiful! The clarity and the color of the water is spectacular! Such an excellent capture my friend!Sandi #4865668
Carol Teal October 02, 2007
Such beautiful color Steve and love how the water now matches the duck's head. Such a lovely capture and great PS work! #4876104Hurk (Steve) Hurkett October 17, 2007
Really like the colors, detail and clarity, Steven ..... Nice Work!!.......... Steve #4937516
Debra P. Chenault October 17, 2007
Love the colors, so brillant! #4940535Wanda B. Anderson January 20, 2008
Rich, luxurious colors and great effects in this image, Steven! #5368858Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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