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cameraCanon EOS 400D DIGITAL

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 85/1 

locationLisboa, PT

upload_dateJul, 2020

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10 Comments |
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 August 13, 2020
What a wonderful photo! Thank you for entering my challenge “Best of 2020”. Good luck
NunoPires
NunoPires August 16, 2020
Thank you so much, I'm really glad to participate in your challenge!! =)
Jaspa Platinum
 
Jaspa August 21, 2020
Congrats on the peoples choice! nice shot:)
NunoPires
NunoPires December 26, 2020
Thank you!! =)
margaretgodfrey PRO
 
margaretgodfrey August 21, 2020
sweet photo, congrats on people's choice :)
NunoPires
NunoPires December 26, 2020
Thank you!! =)
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 August 21, 2020
Adorable photo! Congratulations on your People's Choice award.
NunoPires
NunoPires December 26, 2020
Thank you!! =)
PeteSavagePhotos PRO
 
PeteSavagePhotos August 22, 2020
Wonderful photo/image. Well done and congrats on being the Peoples Choice in 'Birdlife Up Close' challenge. Well done!
NunoPires
NunoPires December 26, 2020
Thank you!! =)
Pjerry
 
Pjerry February 03, 2021
Thanks for your contribution to "The Year 2020 Collection" challenge. It was enormous success: 2519 entries. Now it is time to point out the right winner, so go voting, please. Good luck with your entry/entries in this wonderful challenge.
Voting is open !!
NunoPires
NunoPires February 15, 2021
Thank you so much, I'm really glad to participate in your challenge!! =)
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maryphippsseward March 25, 2021
My heart!
NunoPires
NunoPires March 28, 2021
Thank you so much!! =)
JPART7
 
JPART7 April 24, 2021
Thank you for participating in my photo challenge! SO hard to choose among so many great winning photos! THIS is sooo adorable!!
NunoPires
NunoPires May 05, 2021
Thanks a lot for your kind words, I'm really glad that you like it!! =)
RafaTakami
 
RafaTakami November 12, 2022
How cute 😍
NunoPires
NunoPires November 26, 2022
Thank you so much!! =)
Maple-2103 Ultimate
 
Maple-2103 Apr 27
SOO CUTE!!!!! Great photo....

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in a Natural Park in central capital of Portugal, Lisbon.

Time

I remember that I had a large lunch break so since I had some free time, I grabbed my camera and went shooting... This was taken in July 2, 2007 at 12:11 PM.

Lighting

I struggled a bit with the direct sunlight because of the time I took this photo but it was the only time available that I had, so my advice is to not shoot at this time of the day, always shoot at sunrise or sunset, the light is so much better.

Equipment

This was shoot with a Canon 400D and a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM. No other equipment was involved.

Inspiration

Well, in this case it wasn't anything planned, was something of the moment that caught my attention by this little duckling. I love ducklings and they often are wondering at the grass and in the lake in this Natural Park in Lisbon, so I went there to lay on the grass and see if I could get some luck.

Editing

Since it was around 12:00 PM and it was a very strong light the colors weren't that good, this shot didn't caught those yellows and greens so intensively as I wish for and the contrast wasn't that good either so, I did some corrections to the levels and contrast and then applied a hdr filter from Nyk collection in Photoshop to be able to catch the full spectrum of colors.

In my camera bag

In my bag now I have a Canon 30D, a Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM and a MTL 9251B Giottos Tripod.

Feedback

The best advice that I can give is that you should always carry your camera with you, even if it isn't your main camera, can be a small pocket camera like I did in this case or a cellphone with a good camera, rather have one small camera than don't have any and miss a good photo, not all photos have to be planned, sometimes you can go with the moment and improvise which brings me to the second advice, always pay attention to little details.

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