Comment from Mara del Mar
Great shot. Love the color and the composition, great textures and very nice details, like sharp focus, good lighting and excellent DOF. Well done.
Mara

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

many thanks Mara

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
A beautiful picture of the Mallard Duck & her four suitors following in her wake the coloured leaves floating on the water's surface look almost like Rose Petals at a wedding when thrown over the Bride! Beautiful composition, framing & lighting with superb camera techniques with sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

merci suzanne

Comment from jrconrad
Must be mating season. Really nice colors and sharp focus. I wish the angle were not quite so "above", it makes the birds hard to distinguish. Otherwise very nice. Cheers, James.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

many thanks again

Comment from MKFlood
relaxing capture. the clarity is great. the capture of the light is great. the angle of the shot of the duck is great. the image is balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. great eye and great job overall.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

GREAT; thanks a lot

Comment from GaliaG
excellent capture of the colorful leafs, but the duck are a bit hidden and hard to see

still, a lovely shot

thanks for sharing

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 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

toda raba

Comment from moonrabbit
Lovely nature scene, the autumn leaves are vibrant and colourful, and the ducks add to the beauty of the place. You are lucky to live so near to such a beautiful bit of nature.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

thanks so much

Comment from a.samathasena
What a great nice gorgeous lovely natural nature shot.Truly amazing great talent work.Their actions,feathers and all body details,beautiful color leaves,water and reflection,soft light and all are gorgeous and great.This Great talent shot is a six shot.Great entrance work and scene for the contest.I like it very much.Focus color and all are excellent.Great job.Well Done.Thanks.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Nov-2014

many thanks Sam

Comment from wrjart
You have captured a beautiful combination of colors with your feathered friends as invited guests. Looks like a courtship to me. As always, may the best man win. I often take my grandchildren to feed the ducks in one of several special places. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2014

thanks a lot for your kind comments and top rating

Comment from sonshine
I too, like the colors of the leaves plus all that is in the water and of course the ducks;) The photo has great sharpness and clarity and is well framed. Thank you, Fred for sharing it with us:)

 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2014

thanks a lot Cindy

reply by sonshine on 29-Nov-2014

You're welcome, Fred;)

Comment from ShineLight
A very pretty photo here, with the ducks swimming and the beautiful red and yellow leaves. A wonderful Autumn presentation.

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 Comment Written 29-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 29-Nov-2014

thanks a lot for your nice comments