Comment from WendyG
Lol, very funny shot Mary, the white one sure does look offended by being seen with the smaller ducks,lol. An excellent capture:)

 Comment Written 12-Feb-2014

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Thanks Wendy, I appreciate your comments :) Mary

Comment from marlak25
Is there a peak hour? Great job on this. We have so many, this year due to the climate. Love the angle and the variety of ducks. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks so much, I appreciate your comments :) Mary

Comment from a.samathasena
Very nice beautiful great shot. Beautiful duck family.Their all the details are very nice and great.I like the babies.Focus is sharp nice.Colors are the gorgeous.Creativity lighting and all are excellent.Great job.Thanks.

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks very much, your comments are appreciated.

Comment from suzannethompson2
Great capture of the snooty white duck trying to pretend the other family's not there. I like the angle you caught here.

Lighting and focus very good. Very nice composition. Suzanne

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks Suzanne, your feedback is appreciated.

Comment from Atjoybell
What a story this tells! Great color, lighting and clarity. The mixture of ducks is great even if the swan doesn't like it.

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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reply by the author on 10-Feb-2014

Thanks so much, your comments are appreciated. I think the white one is a goose we don't get white swans in Australia. :) Mary

Comment from Lucien van Oosten
As you point out the focus is off, and I do like the overall composition.
The color of the water and the ducks in the foreground create a very nice color harmony. The goose in the background acts as the focal point pulling you into the image and then his reflection then takes you to the rest of the ducks. Crop is good as well.

Nice all except for the focus issue, that lack of detail, makes it less then a perfect shot.

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks Lucien, I appreciate your honest feedback :) Mary

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Mary,
A wonderful picture of the white Goose & the Duck Drake & their family of five ducklings being guided along the river. The Goose trying to look haughty the light catching it orange bill head & back. Artistic composition & lighting superb camera techniques with razor sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks so much for your feedback :) Mary

Comment from Jairos
What a Lovely Scene, Beautiful Frame, good Impact, and very good Detail the Colors are great, Good Clarity and very nice Frame, Focus is sharp Well done , - jairos

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks so much, your feedback is appreciated.

Comment from julika
Love the title - so apt.Great shot of this waterfowl..Excellent lighting giving good reflections on the water.

Initial impact 5
Creativity of presentation 5
Color Harmony 5
Center of Interest 5
Technical Excellence 5
Story Telling Ability 5
Lighting 5

 Comment Written 10-Feb-2014

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Thanks so much, appreciate your feedback.