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Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby Remorhaz on Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:14 pm

A very large pond sits in the middle of the Brickpit area and it is home to all manner of wildlife which doesn't seem to mind the thick layer of bright green "something" which lies on the surface of the pond.

Here some local birds are wading across the surface of the pond leaving interesting trails in their wake

Swimming Upstream
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I'm not sure what this green stuff is but it has different texture in different areas of the pond and I loved the light and dark swirls, lines and shapes left in the surface

Reflections on Green
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and who can resist this...

Wading in Green
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and all lined up nicely along the waters edge :)

Get all your Ducks in a Row
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:00 pm

The green would be algae and quite harmless. On the other hand if it was red I would get the hell out of there.
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby CraigVTR on Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:08 am

#3 is the standout for me because the even lines of the weed with the single broken trail leads my eye down to the duck. The diagonal composition and the colours are great.
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:50 am

#3 is a great photograph - colour, composition and character.

I love it!
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby Remorhaz on Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:04 am

sirhc55 wrote:The green would be algae and quite harmless. On the other hand if it was red I would get the hell out of there.


Thanks Chris

CraigVTR wrote:#3 is the standout for me because the even lines of the weed with the single broken trail leads my eye down to the duck. The diagonal composition and the colours are great.

the foto fanatic wrote:#3 is a great photograph - colour, composition and character. I love it!


Thanks Craig and Trevor - yes my favourite too

I've got one with two birds coming in opposite directions (for opposite corners) which looks pretty good too
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby Matt. K on Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:43 pm

Image number 3...WOW! WOW! WOW! A National Geographic front cover.That's what it's all about!
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby Remorhaz on Wed May 01, 2013 1:08 pm

Matt. K wrote:Image number 3...WOW! WOW! WOW! A National Geographic front cover.That's what it's all about!


Thanks Matt :cheers: (anyone know the editor at NatGeo :))
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Re: Ducks on Green - The Brickpit...

Postby zafra52 on Wed May 01, 2013 7:17 pm

I like all of them, full stop.
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