Black and white, up and down, left and right, light and dark... Wet and dry :)
by FocusPoint

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For me the white in this picture should have been cleaner. It looks grey and black rather than white and black.

Cherish life in its diversity
by gyaban

Comment:
Stunning image, and I SOOOO agree with your comments to your image. It is so sad how humans use their power, either physical or mental or both to do nothing more than inflict harm :-(. I often wonder when the turning point will come. Surely it has to come at some point???

The earth has music for those who listen - Shakesphere
by grahamgator

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IMO this is a "classic" Michael Orton. Really beautiful.

ortonia
by tnun

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Stunning! There are a handful of images that stand out in this challenge, this for me is 1 of them

The Square Wave
by Phocal

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Will vote later, but this is such an amazing image! IMHO, perfect use of the Orton effect. Just love it, congrats, hope it does well.

Feathered Vanity
by SandyP

Comment:
Patience pays off :-). Absolutely stunning.

It feels like the world changes...just a little bit
by 2mccs

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I love this image. Wonderful how you "saw" this and the mono treatment you gave it. Very creative. F

pick one
by mrbig65

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only one? ;-)

Preening Duck
by kasaba

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Originally posted by Ammie: No Gaby, first 5 places are validated! Sure it'll be fine.

Aaahh ... thanks Anmie; seems I need to brush up on my rules :-)

Preening Duck
by kasaba

Comment:
Thank you all for voting and your kind comments. It's good to be back and do so well. There seems to be a query on the image, as I was asked to send the original through. Hope all goes well, this is my second best score ever and it would be nice to have it on my portfolio :-).
I just got reprimanded by my husband that I mislabeled the picture (not that he was there when I shot it of course ;-)). So apparently it should have been "sleeping duck eying photographer" ... I tried to explain to him that she pulled the feathers through her beak and that this was just a fraction of a second of her grooming herself, so she wasn't sleeping, but he thinks otherwise ;-).