My secret garden
by vcosma

Comment by justine:
Nice shot. Little bright but very appealing work.

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by Gerrit:

Originally posted by vcosma: 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.

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.

Message edited by author 2003-05-07 06:48:34.

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by imagesloyola:
i really dont understand why you got a 4 1s and 14 2s...you dont deserved that score. anyway im very proud of your image.congrats.

Message edited by author 2003-05-07 06:06:28.

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by vcosma:

Originally posted by Gerrit: 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.

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by arnit:
Good clear shot. Good sharpness.

Let's cross the river guys
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Comment by Anewbe4u:
Awwww :)

Let's cross the river guys
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Comment by eloise:
Sweet, tight, crisply focussed, well-cropped, and a good take on the theme. Also unbearably cute. :->

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by brianlr:
Really nice picture, but relationship to the challenge is just a little stretched!

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by kellie:
very ,very nice

Let's cross the river guys
by vcosma

Comment by Gerrit:
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.