Balance
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Comment by snaffles:
Wonderful shot - balancing geese! 8

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Comment by takinou42:
So cute!

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Comment by Jedusi:
9 birds standing up on each side of the two central ones sitting down - that's amazing! That's a great example of Balance in itself :- )

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Comment by ephln:
Amazing that there are 9 birds standing on each side.

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Comment by lynnesite:
Great subject and theme, would like a more compelling crop to bring the attention down to your subjects.

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Comment by h2:
great capture, just could be a little sharper. Border is a tad too bold, something strange happening at the corners. "Balance" is too close to the picture, also wish you had chosen a less cliché typeface and layout.

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Comment by RitaD:
Very nice!

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Comment by donenright:
Hmm, you might have left out the Euripedes quote and been further ahead. It's a charming shot, and the title really says it all.

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Comment by mk:
I'd be curious to see what your original looked like on this. To be honest, it looks like you jacked it up quite a bit in your post-processing. You've lost detail in the lower 2/3 of the sky, the mountains, most of the water and the bottom righthand corner. There's also some pretty strong banding across the upper part of the sky which generally indicates that you've pushed something farther than it can go. Compositionally, it pulls my eyes apart because the subjects are right at the bottom of the frame and then right near the top with nothing at all to look at in the middle. Even the mountains are only moderately interesting and appear a bit more like clipart because of the harsh lack of detail. A lower angle perhaps and a little lighter on the pp may have gained you some points. But there's your roughness. ;)

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Comment by drewbixcube:
In response to your thread, I am leaving a comment. I think the white is what is "hurting" your image. I say "hurting" because it is not a bad image, but inattention may have kept the votes in the mid-range.

Our eyes are drawn toward bright areas of an otherwise dark or balanced photograph. So while there is beautiful color in the sky and interesting detail in the rocks and dark water, our eyes keep getting drawn to the middle of the photograph...to the white. Again, I would chalk up the mid-range score to inattention. Voters saw it, perhaps liked what they saw in the sky, rocks, and water, but could not hold focus long enough to appreciate these items more, as they are drawn to look at the white area.

Hope this helps,
-drew