Ducky
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Mother_Nature
October 19, 2015
Nice Capture, I like the use of available light it makes it more natural--Great work
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Dacemac
October 24, 2015
A wonderful capture of textures and tone...Consider cropping to eliminate the bright area that pulls the eye away from your subject...
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Location
This photo was actually taken just a few minutes drive from where I live, to a beach-kind-of-place. I was originally supposted to take pictures of the sunset, but then I saw the duck laying so nice and quiet on top of the seaweed. I just had to take some pictures!Time
As I mentioned, I was originally supposted to take pictures of the sunset, so it was pretty late I think. It's been a while since I took this picture, and can't remember the exact time, but sometime during the evening.Lighting
It was orange lighting. That's pretty much all there was. Orange lighting from the sun going down in the horizon.Equipment
On all of my images I have used my Nikon D5100. On this photo I used my huge lens (150-500mm 1:5-1.3 APO HSM lens) and then ofcourse, my tripod. It's impossible to take pictures with that lens without a tripod!Inspiration
Well, the duck was just laying there - on the seaweed. I didn't plan to take pictures of it, but i'm glad I did, because (i have to admit) it's a great picture. I just love how the duck and the seaweed is the same color and how well he is camouflaged.Editing
As a self-thought photographer (16 years old) I am not the best editor. But yes, I did some post-processing, but only in the raw-filter-editing-window-thingy haha. That's usually the only editing I do, except when I want to remove something from the picture. I guess I regret not doing something about the up-right-corner tho. I don't like it.In my camera bag
Since I am a self taught photographer and 16 years old, I don't really have a lot of equipment. I have my camera, and this HUGE lens that I mentioned earlier. And ofcourse an tripod. And my remote shutter, and a few filters. That's it! Oh wait, I actually keep a spray-bottle with me in the bag too.Feedback
The only advice I can give is that if you spot an animal, but thinks that "this chance i will get many more times", try either way. This moment will never come again and it's important to capture whatever you find interesting and fun! A duck is common, but the opportunity and the same composition will never come more than one time in most cases.
