City - Albuquerque State - NM Country - United States
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Took this shot the second or third day I got my Canon S1 IS back in April at the UNM duck pond. I'm rather suprised that this one turned out as good as it did considering I had no experience with photography.
This is such a calming and pleasing photo to view! I like the way the duck is central, and I like the square(ish) crop you've chosen. The smooth blue water and sharp reflection really add to the photo. I think you should add a bit more of a catchlight in the ducks' eye in photoshop as it is a very similar colour to its head - very nice!
Glad you like it, Todd. I like this shot a fair bit. The water at the University of New Mexico's duck pond is... well, there ain't a whole lotta water in there... Every year they pull out something like 20,000lbs of sludge and other crap from it. One professor said "Everything that comes onto this campus has a chance of ending up in the duck pond." They''ve pulled numerous textbooks out, shopping carts (hobos?), and all sorts of other things...