Motif: Pancho in Technicolor


Posted by Parrothead Pete on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:04 pm

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The most photographed and irresistable duck in Miami, Pancho, the Red Crested Porchard of Crandon Gardens....

Last week I spent an hour shooting him in all his poses under different settings, etc. If he had a dime for every photo he's posed for in the last year, he could buy his own pond :P I thought this image was interesting with the multicolor layers from the reflections.

Canon EOS 20D w/70-200 2.8L USM IS w/1.4x TC; ISO 400; F/10 @ 1/160 - 2/3Ev; 580Ex w/strobe sock (equiv. to -1Ev). Converted in Adobe Raw 2.3 and processed in photoshop cs. Full frame.
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by Larry Kaufman on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:17 pm
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Technicolor BG is right :shock: :shock: . What draws my eye away from the duck the most is the reflection swirl in the tan band on the right.

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by Fabs Forns on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:22 pm
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Dont even try it PP, he's MY duck :P :P
 

by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:29 pm
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Actually, the most beautiful RCPO was killed. He was my favorite.

This is really neat, Pete. It's unusual to see the water with vertically colored layers like this. A slight head turn would be nice, but I like it very much as is.
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by Alan Murphy on Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:05 am
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Mike, the Bg is a bit much for me, although the colors are great, it just too busy. The Duck looks very soft. Not sure why? Sure is a beautiful Duck.
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by Chris Kayler on Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:27 am
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The BG isn't doing it for me. :cry:

He looks a bit soft, likely due to motion blur.
 

by AForns on Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:39 am
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Mike that is one intense bg :shock: I like the sampling but rather have one 8)

Nits covered.... will be over to visit him Sunday 8) 8) 8)
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