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ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
This picture has been growing on me the more that I look at it.

Maybe just because it's not a fucking seagull like I normally photograph...
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>> Anonymous
>> Exposure Time 1/4000 sec

underexposed
>> Anonymous
i think the noise on the upper portion of the photograph ruins it. it seems more pronounced up there, or the bottom half is less pronounced, but yeah, at any rate its too distracting for me.
>> Anonymous
lots of dead space

and it's not bright enough
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
Some lack of highlights there?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
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How 'bout now?

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>> Anonymous
>>166894

you mean vignetting?
>> Anonymous
>>166897

there's still a lot of dead space

it looks so empty and lifeless
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
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>>166900
I think the emptiness looks calming. Kinda zen.

I dunno. Maybe just me.

(Futzed with the colors a bit more. Kept the same crop, though)

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>> Anonymous
>>166906
now it looks like its swimming through the sky
>> Anonymous
>>166906

it looks worse
>> Anonymous
it's empty, dark, and meaningless
>> Anonymous
i like it.. but i'm biased because i think ducks are fucking awesome.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>166920
...

You realize that's a goose, right?
>> Anonymous
>>166921
THIS AGAIN, EXCEPT BACKWARDS.
>> Anonymous
>>166921

duck, goose, whatever..

point is it can take to sea, land, and air.

amazing.
>> Anonymous
>>166924
wait no my bad, its still the same, not backwards. in that case, THIS AGAIN.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>166924
>>166927

I honestly don't understand what you're trying to tell me here...
>> Anonymous
>>166929
there was another thread a week or two or three ago where someone posted a goose but everyone in the thread called it a duck.
>> Anonymous
hey ac, your a legened around here,


what kinda gear do you use?
and what settings did you use in the photo?
>> Anonymous
>>167923
LEGEND?!?!?! Ahahahahahaha.......noooooooooooooo
>> Anonymous
>>166897
I really like this one.
Can you post the full size one plox?
Or at least decent background size (1600x1200 for example).
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
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>>167939
Sure

>>167925
>LEGEND?!?!?!
No, *legened*

>>167923
I honestly can't tell if you're trolling me...

On the off chance that you're not, this was shot with a Digital Rebel XTi with a cheap, crappy, soft 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II that I bought at a flea market for $40. 1/4000th, f/5.6, ISO400. In subsequent shots, I lowered the shutter speed, stopped down a bit, and dropped the ISO to 100 for a cleaner shot (since it was nice and bright and I had the leeway to do that) but I didn't like the framing of any of those shots that much. This first one was taken while I was on the phone with a tow truck company, so I didn't have the necessary concentration to adjust my settings...but apparently this was the only shot where I bothered to adjust my framing. The others have the goose dead center, because I'm dumb.

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>> Anonymous
>>166906
You ought to upload this to the gooseduck's myspace.
>> Anonymous
sorry for my bad grammer,

not trolling you sir :)
just apreciate all the help and insight you put into this forum. your pretty much the only helpfull one here haha! keep up the good work bud :)
>> Anonymous
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Sorry, but as far as geese go, Wikipedia's is better.

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>> Anonymous
>>167953
Thanks