"City Ducks..."

As always your comments and rating are greatly appreciated. -N

Great use of depth of field. She looks great!

Thank you very much. -N

wonderfully muted colors, including the splash of green across the water, like the dof a lot and you've gotten the duck with clarity. i would play a little with the composition just to try different takes, like putting the foreground duck right of center and cropping about 1/4, from the top. its a very peaceful shot, reminds me of the boston commons lake from years ago.

Is this any better?

that was really thoughtful of you to do an edit like that, thanks. between this and the original, i prefer the original. the squareness detracts, and the dof in the diminishing far distance adds mood. i'd stay with the format of the original. maybe just a (slightly) tighter crop is what i had in mind. but norman, its very well done as it is, so don't let me throw you. i like to play around a lot with my stuff, as you could see from the two versions of the photo you commented on.

Thanks again for your thoughts. I really appreciate it.