Title this + Critique

[Greg McCary]

Go ahead. I am drawing a blank for the title........
My first thought was Only the Lonely.

[Grandpaw]

Aflac!!! How about something short and sweet, Jeff

On the critique side I think the white balance is off and you need to bring out more detail with the dark birds.

[draymorton]

"To Belong." All manner of social themes happening therein.

Or... if you're a Tull fan... "One White Duck."

As for a critique... I wish he stood out just a little more. Particularly since the waterline which intersects with him is brighter than he is.

I wasn't sure about the unevenness of the sidewalk, but now I like it.

I also like the sepia tint. And I see enough detail in the birds.

Love the shot, overall.

[OldClicker]

A little long, but 'Spying each other throught the crowd, they knew..." - Terry

[draymorton]

"Travis Meets Betsy"

[Greg McCary]

Wow, great ideas. Dray I thought the tint had a film type feel to it but here is a cooler edit. I did more PS work to this than I wanted. Not much but as I get older I get lazy.LOL

[Greg McCary]

I also agree his head is to close to the horizon. I did clone a tree to close to his head as is.

[draymorton]

I think somewhere between the original tint and the edit would be good.

How bout "Pecking Crew?"

[Asmarlak]

One man and one goose in the middle of a crowd of black birds. They both looking at each other and saying "We Found Each Other", "I Found You", or "Where have you been?".
Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, and Keylie Minogue have songs called "Two Hearts".
OR "Two Heart Players".
Great shot by the way.

[arne saknussen]

Very nice story going on in this shot. I prefer the edit, mainly because the white duck stands out just that much more. At first it appears the guy on the rock is the main subject, then we follow all the lines and see that the white duck is the main subject, so the adjusted brightness gets is there just a bit faster.
A title?.......

I Guess You're Wondering Why I Called You All Here Today

[Greg McCary]

More great ideas, maybe Two Hearts Beat as One? Here is one more edit. I cloned a couple of houses between the the two. What a great hobby.LOL
Maybe Jealous Heart?

[Asmarlak]

How about "The Standouts".

[emiles]

Great timing on this short, really says a lot. As arne said, started with the man and then noticed the duck. love the detail and the composition.

As a title, "We meet.....again".

[PrevailingConditions]

The Odd Duck.

[armando_m]

Leader of the pack

I like the colors of the edited version

what's going on at the extreme right? a duck fight?

[Grandpaw]

I liked the new version much better. As for the name how about "The ugly Duckling",Jeff

[draymorton]

I also agree his head is to close to the horizon. I did clone a tree to close to his head as is.

Actually I was talking about that bright water line cutting through him. Don't know how you'd deal with that. I thought bringing him out and/or reducing the brightness of that line might work...

[Greg McCary]

Actually I was talking about that bright water line cutting through him. Don't know how you'd deal with that. I thought bringing him out and/or reducing the brightness of that line might work...

Are you efering to the bright area/line that runs with the distant shore line? I might could clone that.

[gahspidy]

"Speaker at the Pulpit" "the Gathering" "My Ducky Day" "Standing out from the crowd"

I like the scene, Greg. you always find these great moments. i think all you need to do is up the exposure a bit and bring out more fill, shadow detail. Just too dark and contrasty.

The water/shore line can stay, but maybe burning it down a bit might help.

really fine catch

[Greg McCary]

Thanks again all. Gary I gave it a little levels adjustment. I really need to get some kind of monitor calibrator.

[Greg McCary]

Leader of the pack

I like the colors of the edited version

what's going on at the extreme right? a duck fight?

Could be.LOL

[slowerthensnot]

marko, polo?

as to the photo
maybe sepia?

[Grandpaw]

How about "One in a Million", Jeff

[LeeIs]

I miss all the nice long thread conversations lol

I love the two hearts beat as one reference.

First thing I thought when I viewed this was like a final scene of a movie, set in an urban setting. like Times square, where two lovers spot each other through the crowds and run towards each other. haha.

Nice one.