Raish,
I found this to be an interesting shot. I've never seen such a large congregation of ducks in one spot! It almost has the feeling of an abstract. The motion in the beaks works well.
Great shot, really active. The motion blur adds to the photo. I think perhaps a bit under-rated. To top it off something really different in the frame would have provided contrast and a focal point.
Also would have worked well for Fill the Frame. Glad to see this was a Team Suck member - I thought it was indeed a pretty interesting take on the challenge. Also pleasing to see that at least the commenters enjoyed the motion blur, too. I like the single red foot in the upper right.
Terrific capture! I like the busy-ness of this photo. A sea of green, brown and white. The repeating patterns really make this special. I think it is just too abstract for some. Really, who has ever seen a duck scene captured in such a way. Great stuff.
This is such an unusual photograph that I decided to return to it to vote rather than voting on first viewing. Capturing the throng of mallards in this way is something that would never have ocurred to me, but it really does work; there is such a sense of movement, almost frenzy. It might have been worth cloning out (assuming it would be legal in adv ed rules)the two pieces of grain on the back of the central duck.
i ask myself, where there are so many ducks? it could be still better if the ducks in the foreground on the right side would be sharper in the focus. Otherwise a nice shot!
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