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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 107 - The Month of May >> C107 - Eligible > May is for Mallards*
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18 May 2006 Christina Conroy

May is for Mallards*

Southern California

In May all the mallards are hanging out on campus and around town.
They've come to nest and they're not afraid of anything!
They're everywhere!


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alexeig22-May-2006 15:42
Nice and colorful * I would frame it in such a way that the colorful head does not conflicts with even more colorful background
ctfchallenge20-May-2006 17:03
So I upped the saturation on the head, but now I'm afraid I've overdone it. Hmmm... -Christina
Squared C20-May-2006 16:47
OK, so I'm totally clueless on post processing. What's USM?

And thanks aam for the compliment on the self-portrait. How come yours isn't up there?
ctfchallenge20-May-2006 16:15
I like your mallard with the flowers in the background - very unusual for a wild duck to be wandering around like that - they must be very used to people! He may benefit from a little more brightness, contrast and USM which you could apply just to him. Very cute! :-) CJ
aam1234 20-May-2006 09:06
Honestly part II: I liked your picture in the Rouge gallery. You are very attractive person, if I may say so.
aam1234 20-May-2006 09:01
Honestly, I didn't look at this pic before. But I remember the thumbnail, and the thumb looked different.
aam1234 20-May-2006 08:58
Oh
Squared C20-May-2006 08:46
I didn't crop it. This is the only one that I've had here...
And though I'm not really good at post processing, I did burn in the head a little bit, didn't want to overdo it though. I'll try some saturation tomorrow.
aam1234 20-May-2006 08:08
Do you want us to look at a duck? Not very appealing idea, if you ask me.
aam1234 20-May-2006 07:17
Chris, why did you crop it. It looked better before.
Rod 20-May-2006 00:33
Nicely done Christina, how are you at post processing?
I would use the dodge tool to lighten the ducks head & then the saturation tool to bring out the nice colours that are there. This would also help the duck stand out from the flowers which wants to attract our eyes:-)