Man Eating Ducks

[Keltic Ice Man]

I was travelling back into Cumbria yesterday and stopped at Tebay services for a few minutes. The Ducks were wandering about in the remains of the snow, and so I grabbed the camera. They must have thought I had some food because two of the ducks got very close even though I was down on my knees.

#1

#2

#3

#4

Despite the title the ducks were really tame, and would have followed me back into the car all the way to the orange sauce :getmecoat

 

[stepheno]

That's what you call close-up. TFS.

regards

 

[Warspite]

Like the studious expression of that last one.
:thumb:

 

[Arkady]

Nightmarish stuff. Sinister Ducks and all that...

Your JPEG'ing looks a little over-zealous in a couple of those - quite a bit of artefacting in the OOF bits and quite noticable round the eyes of the ducks themselves.

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

Hi Arkady

Good to see you back - Keeps us all in order

I'm struggling to see the artefacting (I believe its there, just can't see it) Which pic has it the worst, and is it due to the post processing do you think. I can always link to the original image if you point out the worst.

I'm not keen on Pic #1, but put it on to show what the ducks were having to put up with.

TFL

Allan

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

Sorry to bump this thread, but can anyone else help me with the artefacting. I'm not sure if it is from the camera or from the post processsing. Any Ideas? And can you point out the worst pic.

I'm a bit worried it might be something to do with the S602

 

[Fangman]

How does this one come up?
Eating my shoes as I was taking the pictures of swans on Wednesday.

 

[Arkady]

OK #2 and #3 look a little back-focussed - the point of sharpest focus appears on the ducks' backs instead of the eyes as it should be (in conventional terms, the eye is always the POF on most subjects that have them, excluding potatoes).
#1 looks the worst for the artefacting, but may just be because you've compressed it too much to get it down to Gallery Limits - check the guidelines that Steve has posted somewhere...

 

[Keltic Ice Man]

Hi Rob

Thanks for that - really useful. The first pic is compressed out of all usefulness, it was more to show what the poor things were trying to live in.

I can see now what you mean with pic2 and 3, I'll certainly keep that in mind - and i'll watch out for big eyed potatoes

Thanks again

Allan