The act or an instance of transporting.
The state of being transported.
A means of conveyance.
The business of conveying passengers or goods.
A charge for public conveyance; fare.
Deportation to a penal colony.
As you see, Gerrit, the word "transportation", in English, stands for far more things than you think, but this can be understandable since your mother tongue isn't English.
Hence I believe that it would have suited this theme pictures like: a person carrying a load (the act of transporting); someone who is daydreaming (is "transported"); the river transporting the ducks and of course means of transportation but this is so obvious.
I'm aware that English is not my mother tongue, and so to be on the safe side I looked the word up at www.dictionary.com. My comment is based on the definitions I found there. "Transportation" as in "rapture" is really stretching things, it's farfetched. (Besides, I don't see any signs of rapture in the pic.) I don't see any means of transportation either, unless the mother duck were to carry the little ones on her back. I don't recognize any of the 6 definitions you quote in this photograph, and quite a few native speakers of English seem to agree with that view.
It's a good photo, but I rated it rather low because I think it doesn't fit the subject. Transportation either requires a vehicle, or some track, or both. Even if the ducks had been swimming, it wouldn't be transportation. This is why we don't see moving flocks, herds, shoals, etc. in this contest.
Let's see what the dictionary says:
trans·por·ta·tion
The act or an instance of transporting.
The state of being transported.
A means of conveyance.
The business of conveying passengers or goods.
A charge for public conveyance; fare.
Deportation to a penal colony.
As you see, Gerrit, the word "transportation", in English, stands for far more things than you think, but this can be understandable since your mother tongue isn't English.
Hence I believe that it would have suited this theme pictures like: a person carrying a load (the act of transporting); someone who is daydreaming (is "transported"); the river transporting the ducks and of course means of transportation but this is so obvious.
It's a good photo, but I rated it rather low because I think it doesn't fit the subject. Transportation either requires a vehicle, or some track, or both. Even if the ducks had been swimming, it wouldn't be transportation. This is why we don't see moving flocks, herds, shoals, etc. in this contest.
Excellent capture. I really love the way the 3 ducklings are perfectly lined up. This is really a very sweet picture, although I'm not totally sold on this pic for this challenge, but what the heck? I'll give you an 8 anyway -Bob
I love this photograph. Maybe I'm just partial to animals but I think it's one of the best I've seen so far in the Transportation Challenge. I'll give you an 8.
What color is it when baby ducks jump in the water? Indigo. (Pronounce the word slowly, IN. pause etc) Nice posing of the ducklings. Good exposure, sharp focus.
swimming lessons? very nice shot - is this a fauna outtake? i love how the baby ducks are all looking the same direction. nice focus and detail. i think if you had darkened the photo and raised the contrast a bit the photo would have looked a bit more dramatic.
My wife likes this picture - the little duckies all facing the same way saying "Mommie, what do we do now?". Very cute... I like the focus and the vivid colors.
this is fabulous photo, i'm feeling bad because i have to mark it down due it's weakness in relation to the challenge, but it's still such a great pic I'll give you a 7
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