Romantic Stroll

[Paul Lange]

Just two ducks taking a romantic stroll (swim) along the river.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Lovely minimal composition Paul. Very elegant.

 

[Pete Askew]

Andreas Gursky with ducks. Got be worth at least 10% more!

I like the proportions and tones. Suitably b(l)eak!

 

[Paul Lange]

Thanks, Dan.

I like the proportions and tones. Suitably b(l)eak!

Actually ducks don't have beaks, Pete. You may be in the White Balance Police but I've joint the Bill!

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice B&W work Paul.

 

[Beth Carter]

excellent tones

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I couldn't give two ducks about the bill...but you can, Paul. Very nice moment.

 

[Brian Moore]

I very much like the portrait orientation for a scene that would otherwise seem to lend itself better to a landscape orientation. Mind you, if you had made it in landscape mode and then removed all the trees from the horizon as well as the ducks and the definition in the clouds, it would have been a surefire Gursky-esque multi-million dollar picture at any art auction. Sorry you missed out on that, Paul.)

 

[Hamish Gill]

I like that a lot Paul!!!

 

[Paul Lange]

Thank you all. It was actually taken a while ago and I had various versions but couldn't decide on which one was best. This was edited in NIK Colour FX.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

love the comp, the ducks make it - nice grad at the top to bring the sky in

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheers Chris. You spotted the grad, it is not too obvious, or does it looked well balanced balanced to you?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Cheers Chris. You spotted the grad, it is not too obvious, or does it looked well balanced balanced to you?

Love it - I'd have done the same thing

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheers. Reading stuff is dangerous, I am reading a book where the author wrote that he doesn't like it when the use of a grad is obvious. I guess what he means is that the effect should be subtle but I have been a bit paranoid about using grads ever since. Probably just need not to take what I read too seriously, thank god I don't read the Sun or the Daily Mail.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Cheers. Reading stuff is dangerous, I am reading a book where the author wrote that he doesn't like it when the use of a grad is obvious. I guess what he means is that the effect should be subtle but I have been a bit paranoid about using grads ever since. Probably just need not to take what I read too seriously, thank god I don't read the Sun or the Daily Mail.

I agree with that sentiment - I try and do things that Joe Public would not see and think 'Oooo, there's a gradient' - Doesn't mean another photog wouldn't see it though

The first shot I saw that made me look at buying NIK, was a shot that Lesley posted of London - I stared at it for ages trying to work out how the image managed to show detail in a shaded area under an arch, yet retained detail in a brightly lit area in the same frame.

That's when the penny dropped that she'd clearly done something to make it all happen, and that's when I went looking at NIK.

 

[Paul Lange]

I do like NIK but oddly don't find myself using it that much. We managed to by Colour Efex on an Education discount because Kerri works in a school. Shortly afterwards Google said we could have the whole lot for free, Bonus!