Panachallenge #179 Makes Me Smile: Smile and the World Smiles With You

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#179 Makes Me Smile

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mrsawyer
Dec 8, 2016

congrats!!! nicely done.

ysal
Dec 5, 2016

Congrats, such a happy image!!

Mepo
Dec 5, 2016

Congrats - lovely shot.

Lo
Dec 5, 2016

I thought the colours and detail in this shot were incredible - congratulations.

jomari
Dec 5, 2016

Thank you for the comments and votes, everyone.

Ysal, I love the idea of charity sponsored ducks competing in the river. This was nothing so noble. It was just a side-show alley money trap at the show. Ducks are 'swimming' in a narrow channel. I took four shots and chose the one that happened to have a bit of compositional merit.

NEAT
Dec 5, 2016

Oh you came second, woot! I'm not a really big fan of yellow rubber duckys, but I have to admit that you did this quite well.

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mazarak
Dec 5, 2016

Love the slightly panicked expressions - and the blue works really well with the yellow and orange.

babysister
Dec 5, 2016

I couldn't help but laugh at this. Very ducky!

cookiejar
Dec 4, 2016

Very cheerful subject nicely spaced.

Lo
Dec 4, 2016

Beautifully done - The detail in the water is terrific. Love the colours.

ysal
Dec 3, 2016

I've been to fundraisers when you sponsor a "duck", then they release them all into a river. Winning duck gets a prize and the rest of the money goes to charity. I wonder if this was a similar event? You can't help but smile at those cheerful ducks!

aoc46
Dec 2, 2016

Very nice, especially how you've made one duck stand out amid all that sameness.

forkcandles
Dec 2, 2016

a quacker of a shot

Qixil
Dec 2, 2016

Fantastic shot. Colour contrast is great, focus and composition. It would be tempting to have the big one in the middle - a trap well avoided.

Mepo
Dec 1, 2016

WOW Perfectly done. I'm sure you could never stage such a composition but every little piece is important to the whole. The duck that is the main focus is in a great position, straight and strong. The supporting cast are bobbing in every possible attitude which lends interest and the area of open water keeps drawing our eye back to the main duck. Finally the waves show that this was in no way posed - you just picked exactly the right moment. Kudos.

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By jomari

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