Happy Mother's Night! [Photography Contest Pictures of Animals & Wildlife Photography]
Uploaded: May 09, 2010 19:39:50
A re-submit of a 2009 favorite. If you've commented before, don't feel you need to again. Just thought that this was a perfect image for today.
Originally titled, "Guarding Her Flock".
Exif: F Number: 3.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 29.00 mm, Model: FinePix S7000
Sam Britt May 09, 2010
You're right - this is perfect for Mother's Day! Great capture, Mary. #1267059Michelle Alton May 10, 2010
You're right. It is a perfect ending for Mother's Day. #8600068Tammy M. Anderson May 10, 2010
Fantastic composition and details, Mary. A beautiful Mother's Day capture. #8600092Jeff Robinson May 10, 2010
A Fantastic capture Mary!! Jeff #8600231Tommy E. Burgess May 11, 2010
Fantastic moment you captured here Mary!! Very cute capture! #8602827Mary K. Robison May 11, 2010
Thanks so much for your comments, Sam, Michelle, Tammy, Jeff, and Tommy. I truly appreciate your positive feedback! #8603973Chris Ebben May 11, 2010
Just perfect for Mother's Day. Great timing=^..^= #8604737Mary K. Robison May 12, 2010
Thanks, Chris ~ glad you like it. #8605690Stefania Barbier May 12, 2010
beautiful!!!! #8606745Mary K. Robison May 12, 2010
Thanks for commenting, Stef!! #8608022Maria Warren May 12, 2010
this is so cute mary and I hope you had a great mothers day!!! :) #8608150Mary K. Robison May 13, 2010
Thank you, Maria!Nancy (Peaches) Harker May 13, 2010
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ADORABLE!!!Karen Engelbreth May 13, 2010
Fantastic capture - love it, Mary... #8609645Mary K. Robison May 16, 2010
Thanks very much for your supportive comments, Peaches and Karen ~ I appreciate them! #8614571Laura E. Swan May 19, 2010
I can see why this is a favorite of yours Mare! WOW! What an AMAZING capture! The timing couldn't have been more perfect. SO SO DARING!I have missed you. :)
-Pom :) #8622103
Mary K. Robison May 19, 2010
Thanks for writing, Pom. You know your words mean a lot to me.Rony Sagy May 19, 2010
Gorgeous. #8623269Mary K. Robison May 20, 2010
Thanks, Rony. #8623424Ellen Hodges May 23, 2010
Extremely cute capture, Mary!! #8631218Mary K. Robison May 23, 2010
Thank you, Ellen ~ glad you like it! #8631225Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 24, 2010
Also a fav of mine, Mary. The perfect image for EVERY day and one you must be very proud of. #8631887Mary K. Robison May 24, 2010
Such sweet compliments, Kiki ~ THANK YOU! :-D #8637161Mary K. Robison May 25, 2010
Thanks, Sabrina! #8642569Ann Coates June 07, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic Finalist Mary. #8671795Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 07, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODebra R. Harder June 07, 2010
Oh my...this is so precious, Mary! Huge congratulations on your brilliant finalist! Deb #8674143Sherran Andersen June 07, 2010
Congrats Mary! #8675872Nadia Paul June 07, 2010
Sooo sweet - congrats Mary! #8675934Mary K. Robison June 07, 2010
Thanks for your Congrats, Ann, Peaches, Deb, Sherran, and Nadia!Tommy E. Burgess June 07, 2010
Huge congratulations on your wonderful finalist Mary!! Best of luck in the next round! #8676681Stefania Barbier June 07, 2010
fantastic finalist, congrats! #8676795Cindy Bendush June 07, 2010
So sweet Mary -- big congrats on your finalist! #8676820Bojan Bencic June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Mary. #8676896Laura E. Swan June 08, 2010
Oh! I'm so glad! Mare, this one is just fantastic!!!TO YOU!!! :D
Hope it goes GOLD!
-Pom
(Writing you from the Deep Woods Of The Canadian Rocky Mountains tonight!) #8677048
Ujjwal Mukherjee June 08, 2010
HUGE congratulations on this fantastic finalist,Mary!!!! #8677095Ellen Hodges June 08, 2010
HUge congrats and best luck on this fab finalist, Mary!! #8677413Mary K. Robison June 08, 2010
Tommy, Stef, Cindy, Bojan, Laura, Ujjwal, and Ellen, thank you so much for the kind words and Congrats. I really appreciate your supportive words! #8677800Karen Slagle June 08, 2010
Congrats, Mary on your outstanding finalist of this family. Best of luck in the next round. #8678022Irene Colling June 08, 2010
Okay Mary you have to tell me...how did you get the ducklings to position themselves in a perfectly balanced arrangment? Wonderful shot Mary you caught a perfect moment.Karen Celella June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Mary. #8678897JO ANN CLEVELAND June 08, 2010
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist Mary ....I love it!jo ann c. #8679626
Patrick Rouzes June 08, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this superb finalist, Mary! WTG! #8680386Sam Britt June 08, 2010
Very sweet! Congratulations, Mary. #8680916Mary K. Robison June 08, 2010
Thanks very much for your encouraging comments and Congrats, Karen S., Irene, Karen C., Jo Ann, Patrick, and Sam. I appreciate them! #8681197Amy M. Wilson June 09, 2010
Big congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Mary!! #8681906Susie Peek-Swint July 14, 2010
Sweet shot Mary ~ perfect timing and capture .. many congrats on your finalist! #8760712Mary K. Robison July 14, 2010
Thank you for your comments and Congrats, Amy and Susie! #8760747Rod Partington July 21, 2010
Wow! What a great moment you captured here Mary! You couldn't have timed this any better. Cheers! #8777939Mary K. Robison July 21, 2010
Thanks so much for commenting, Rod.Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 14, 2010
This is super sweet Mary! Congratulations on your finalist!! #8834730Mary K. Robison August 15, 2010
Thank you for your kind words, Donna.Tiia Vissak August 17, 2010
Congratulations! #8843749Mary K. Robison August 17, 2010
Thanks, Tiia! #8844538Laura E. Swan October 23, 2010
I came to your gallery to see what was new and came across this one again. Mare, I would resubmit this one until it gets GOLD.I agree with Irene. It's just so perfect. This formation of ducks will never happen again. The judges love this of a kind stuff.
-Pome (never-take-your-work-for) granate. :D Get it? (Of course you do!) :))) #8992123
Mary K. Robison October 26, 2010
You know I always apppreciate your friendly and encouraging words, Pommers. Perhaps I will do that (re-submit this) one fine day! (Hmmm....I wonder if there's some kind of record for re-submitting?) ;-D #8996190frank w. degenhardt November 15, 2010
Perfect timing, and then all that talent took over. Congratulations on the Finalist my friiend. WTG! #9039940Laura E. Swan November 15, 2010
A-HA! The BP gods HEARD ME! HeeHee! Well just one step away from GOLD my dear Mare.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?!?!
-Pomma-wanna-youda-winna. :D
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Nadia Paul November 17, 2010
Captured at just the right moment - simply gorgeous Mary - congrats on your finalist! #9044066Mary K. Robison November 19, 2010
Thanks, Pom, and thank you, Nadia, for your friendly comments. Glad you like it!Laura E. Swan November 19, 2010
I hear the juices stain too...Maybe you could make a little tie died hankie? HeeHee. :) I love staying attached to your threads.See you next time you enter it for the Gold it deserves. :D
Pamma-DO-Wanna-youda-winna! #9050336
Mary K. Robison November 19, 2010
I like the tie-dye idea, Pom-a-lade..."Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Joe
You wanna give it a go?"
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
He stayed in her boudoir
While she freshened up
That boy drank all that Magnolia wine
On her black satin sheets
Where he started to freak
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da
Gitchi gitchi ya ya here
Mocha chocolata, ya ya
Creole Lady Marmalade..."
And so on and so forth... Good ole Internet searches.
As for re-submits, I suppose at some point down the line, this might magically appear again... I thank you for your support!
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Laura E. Swan November 19, 2010
;)! #9050352SaMi Martin December 17, 2010
This is Great; I love it! #9111024Mary K. Robison December 18, 2010
Thanks for commenting on this, SaMi ~ I'm glad you like it! #9112592frank w. degenhardt January 18, 2011
I got a feeling this will be in the winners circle my dear friend. CONGRATULATIONS on the FINALIST. #9172169Laura E. Swan January 18, 2011
SKIPPITY-DO-DAH, Mary! This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES on BP!!!!!! ON YOUR TOTALLY TERRIFIC FINALIST !!!
WAY TO GO, Mare!!! I HOPE IT GOES GOLD!
-EXCITED POMMY
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Mary K. Robison January 20, 2011
Thanks, Frank and Pommy, for your Congratulations. Now I have to tell you: this is a finalist from last summer. ;-)Debra R. Harder March 23, 2011
I absolutely LOVE this, Mary!! Excellent lighting, details, POV and, of course, timing. Brilliant!! Deb #9312502Mary K. Robison March 25, 2011
Thanks so much for your friendly comments, Deb! It's one of my all-time favorites. Glad you really like it, too. #9315878Freddy Bland April 27, 2011
How cute is this??? My first time to see it!! What a perfect picture and Finalist, Mary! HUGE congratulations to you!! #9372717Mary K. Robison April 27, 2011
Thank you, Freddy, for your comments and Congrats. I appreciate them! #9372883Marcel J. Fernandez April 27, 2011
Congratulations, Mary on your super cute Finalist. #9375402Mary K. Robison April 27, 2011
Thanks, Marcel. As I mentioned above, "...I have to tell you: this is a finalist from last summer."Patricia White June 10, 2011
What perfect timing and she looks so proud. It is so cute how they are all huddled and feeding. This would look so cool hanging in a doctors office. #9454043Mary K. Robison June 10, 2011
I like the way you think, Patricia. It'd be grand to have this displayed somewhere besides my friend's screen saver. A doctor's (particularly a pediatrician's) office would give parent and child something to talk about, eh? Thanks for the idea, and thanks for your friendly comments! #9454808Josie Detmers August 28, 2011
So sweet, Mary!!! Not your typical mother duck & ducklings shot!! Love it!! #9638916Mary K. Robison August 29, 2011
Thanks for commenting on this, Josie! Glad you like it! #9640095Reynaldo D. Reyes September 04, 2011
Momma so proud of her brood! An all time favorite Mary! #9652521Mary K. Robison September 05, 2011
It's a favorite of mine, too, Rey. Thanks for commenting on it! #9654278Nancy L. Green June 03, 2012
You couldn't get them to pose for you in a million years if you tried, what a moment, VERY well done!! <>< #10167137Mary K. Robison June 05, 2012
Thanks for commenting, Nancy. It's still a favorite of mine. #10168745Thomas E. Hinds December 08, 2013
This is a perfect image, Mary! #10917688Mary K. Robison December 09, 2013
Glad you think so, Tom. I never cease to be amazed by the timing of this. The tripod helped a lot, too. #10918070Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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