Lee's Photoblog
Oh What a Beautiful Day
Posted by Lee (Fort Frances Ontario, Canada) on 3 June 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This one's is for Jamesy. Some birds are still sitting on their nest. Some birds have hatched. Some birds are building their nests. It's an amazing life. All kinds of activity, all around. Some days it's tough to decide what to take shots of. This is an early bunch of Mallard ducklings. The little ones looked like they were having fun. It seems all waterfowl enjoy splashing. You'd never know it was the center duckling that caused this splash.
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Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France
Beautiful shot I kile the composition and the little droplets
3 Jun 2009 5:13am
@Didier DE ZAN: Thank you. They are fun to watch.
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
Lovely shot, nice and sharp, very sweet
3 Jun 2009 5:15am
@Alun Lambert: Thank you Alun.
@r00t: Thank you.
@Hidalgo: Thank you
eva from Rouen, France
so nice, so lovely....and beautiful reflexions impressionits...
3 Jun 2009 7:16am
@eva: Thank you Eva.
@amirreza: Thank you.
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
a wonderful photo, the little ducklings are so cute
3 Jun 2009 8:43am
@Linda: Thank you Linda. They are fun to watch.
Sarah from Switzerland
Do photos get any happier than this?! I'm smiling... terrific shot, Lee!
3 Jun 2009 9:12am
@Sarah: Thank you very much.
Baby Sis from Canada
Oh my God this is so cute, excellent capture, love the water droplets. Well done.
3 Jun 2009 9:19am
@Baby Sis: Thanks Shelley.
@JanW: They are a happy group. The sun is out, life is good.
@zOOm: Thank you.
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Beautifully crisp and the water droplets give it action
3 Jun 2009 10:39am
@grouser: Thank you. They were just splashing and having fun.
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Well seen and captured Lee! Great detail and crispness in the playfull shot! ;-)
3 Jun 2009 11:36am
@Eric Cousineau: Thank you Eric.
Marion from Cincinnati, United States
oh, so cute: a great capture of a proud mom with her off-spring! Thanks for sharing it Lee. :)
3 Jun 2009 11:59am
@Marion: Thank you Marion. You are welcome.
@MARIANA: Thank you Mariana.
Speechless in the back room... from Chloe's house, Canada
...and that doesn't happen often! SO CUTE!!!
3 Jun 2009 12:32pm
@Speechless in the back room...: I'm going to mark this one in my book. Never thought I'd see the day you were caught without words. Hope you have a great day.
Elora from Genoa, Italy
I love how you've frozen those drops in midair! fantastic!
3 Jun 2009 12:46pm
@Elora: Thanks Elora. It worked nicely. Lucky for me.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Life is a soft slow dance in smooth waters, lovely family, phenomenal photo :)
3 Jun 2009 12:46pm
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine. You are to kind.
@kisskool: Thank you
@Onlymehdi: Thank you
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Sharp, sharp, sharp! Well captured.
3 Jun 2009 2:10pm
@MontereyJohn: Thank you John.
Don from spokane, United States
A cute shot of this little family. I like the action aspect of the image. Nice detail and color.
3 Jun 2009 3:07pm
@Don: Thanks Don. I watched this family for a few minutes as it swam by. The ducklings just looked happy to be paddling and splashing along with momma.
Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Wonderful catch of these cuties Lee......again, my envy is turning me green, with the wild life that abounds in your area!!
3 Jun 2009 3:14pm
@Susan: Thanks Susan. That's the way life in the bush is. Nothing but animals, birds, trees, rocks and water around us. Oh, and the fishing is great also.
@Hema Iyer: Thank you Hema.
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
All the images in your portfolio are clear and beautiful. Great work!
3 Jun 2009 5:06pm
@Earnest: Thank you very much Earnest.
@mohkum: Thank you Mohkum.
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
A mother ship with her tenders.....
3 Jun 2009 6:49pm
@vu@granby - Wolfgang: Well said Wolfgang.
shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
what a lovely family portrait, be sure to bring them a framed copy :)
3 Jun 2009 7:36pm
@shallowregret: Thank you.
@Zing: Thank you very much.
Kathe from Marquette, Michigan, United States
I haven't told you THE RULE! When you see ducklings, you have to sing this little tune:
"Lit-tle baby duck-EEEEZ...go quackquackquack."
And you HAVE to sing it. It's THE RULE. ;^)
3 Jun 2009 9:27pm
@Kathe: Obviously you haven't heard me sing. If you had you wouldn't tell me the rule. LOL.
Sussi from Landskrona, Sweden
Great family photo of the ducks, fine colors with wonderful effect of water droplets!
3 Jun 2009 9:35pm
@Sussi: Thank you Sussi. Please visit again.
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Quite a splash. Marvelous capture and composition. Superb detail.
4 Jun 2009 12:27am
@john4jack: Thank you.
Denise from Duncannon, United States
If kids could just follow Mommies like this now! Lovely.
4 Jun 2009 1:48am
@Denise: HaHa, you're right. It all has to do with up bringing.
Kathe from Marquette, Michigan, United States
But the baby duckies don't know you can't sing. That's what makes it so special. (I can't sing either...and I made up the tune! *LOL*)
4 Jun 2009 2:54am
@Kathe: Good one Kathe.
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
Wow - a fantastic composition - Wonderful work!
4 Jun 2009 3:01am
@Scott Schilling: Thank you Scott. Happy trails my friend.
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Superb!!! The clarity and light are outstanding not to mention a fabulous capture! Bravo
4 Jun 2009 5:21am
@Magda: Thank you
@Loner: Thank you Sonja.
Lesley from Lincoln, United States
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." And all of the little ducks came back.
5 Jun 2009 2:23am
@Lesley: I like it Lesley. Good one.
Vinman from Essex, United Kingdom
Beautiful shot, you're right I would have wondered where the splash came from.
5 Jun 2009 9:33pm
@Vinman: Thank you Steve.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Ahhh some babies at last thankyou Lee. stunning as always I would never have guessed that it was the little fellow in the centre who made all the splashing
6 Jun 2009 6:25am
@jamesy: Thanks Debbie. Have a great day.
BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw from Petawawa Ontario, Canada
Hi Lee; Excellent water drops captured in this cute shot !!
7 Jun 2009 3:54pm
@BIG SIS and Brother-inlaw: Thank you very much.
