Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by nordic:
Stunning Image, the colours are so wonderful, expect a top three!!

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by KarenNfld:
Beautiful photo.

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by SandyP:
Oh how I love this! I am pretty much of a duck-picture freak anyway, but with these gorgeous colors, and the strong composition, this one gets a SUPER thumbs up from me!!!

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by Rgarcia:
The colors, the sharp focus, the simplicity of the composition, everything says BLUE RIBBON all over this great shot. Congratulations!!

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by owen:
Very nice.

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by macrothing:
8 - Very nice, elegant. Nice colors. Criticism; difficult, but perhaps more detail on the stork/crane(?), especially as you have with the 'rear', somehow to capture that 'all the way to the beak' would have possibly made this a better shot in my opinion, though not sure. That may have detracted too much from that 'ripple' that you have captured well and also, the reflection. Considering the Challenge, perhaps that suggested focus would have worked better re a 'stricter adherence', and while no expert, you have used that 'intersection' well as is, and indeed, used the 'third base line' as well, with the ripples, so covered 'two bases', in a sense. Perhaps a slightly different crop, not sure, would change the shot entirely if you did anything else, though the use of this 'point of interest(s), on the left, if possible, would also have worked well. The upper left slight 'ripple' visible, mildly detracts from the 'calmness' of this shot, but just to contradict that statement, it does add something here as well, but for me, would be a better shot without it, in my opinion. Nice shot. edit:typo - and Congratulations.

Message edited by author 2005-09-28 00:27:47.

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by xylke:
Awesome color and frame.

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by rex:
Very nice photo. I love the colors.

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by AP:
How'd you get so close?? Great color. 9

Leaving the day behind
by arpita

Comment by Ivo:
What can I say besides......excellent! The golden shimmer is superb. Good luck! 7