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Title
The Choir Director
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) dries off after a bath, her magnificent wings raised in praise to the Creator ~ a dress rehearsal for that Great Day when "every living being joined the angelic choir. Every creature in heaven and on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and everything in them, were worshiping with one voice, saying: ‘Praise, honor, glory, and dominion be to God-Enthroned and to Christ the Lamb forever and ever!’”
~ Revelation 5:13, The Passion Translation (TPT)
This photo was taken after a ten-minute wait in a frigid blustery wind along Richardson Bay near Mill Valley, California in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I felt a Holy Spirit nudge to stay with this bird using my telephoto lens to keep back 40 feet away. Suddenly, the mallard dipped quickly in the bay waters and erupted in a lively wing flap, captured here for your viewing enjoyment.
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This inspirational nature portrait is available as a greeting card ~ although the aspect ratio would look particularly beautiful as a print (framed or unframed).
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Grateful to God and thankful to the group administrator(s) for featuring "The Choir Director" on the home pages of the Fine Art America group(s) ::
* WILD BIRDS OF THE WORLD ~ A NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP, 06.11.20
* DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS ONLY, 07.25.20
* 100 FAVORITE, 07.03.22
* WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY, 01.22.24
Special Recognitions:
01.22.24 :: Selected as one of the "Best of the Best" Special Features on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. Thank you to group host Mr. Randy Rosenberger for this honor. To GOD the Creator be the glory and praise!
06.11.20 :: Selected as one of "Dawn's Delights" of the week by group host, Dawn Currie, Wild Birds of the World. Thank you, Dawn, for this honor! God bless you! And, Congratulations to the other artists who received this award!
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Artwork notes:
Embedded in the top right-hand corner is the Hebrew acronym for "B'ezras Hashem" [ב ס " ד] meaning "with God's help". It is a reminder to me as an artist and photographer of my dependence on the Almighty, the Originator of all creativity. This is a similar acknowledgement used by great artists like Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel who signed their work with the Latin phrase, "Soli Deo gloria" which means, "Glory to God alone".
Scripture quotations marked TPT are from The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017, 2018 by Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ThePassionTranslation.com.
Photo and description text copyright © 2020 Brian Tada. To the glory of God. All rights reserved. Downloading, distributing, displaying online and/or altering this image is prohibited.
Thank you for visiting my gallery! As this is part of my livelihood, your purchase would be appreciated to help support my work in fine art wildlife photography. Thank you very much. God bless you.
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June 8th, 2020
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St. Louis, MO - United States
Stunning photograph, Brian! Congratulations on your "Best of the Best" Special Feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! F/L
CA, CA - United States
Good to see you Brian! Haven't seen you around much...but I have been gone too! This is just wonderful. Congratulations on Best of the Best in WFS. FL
Providence Forge, VA - United States
Stunning capture, Brian! Congrats on your Best of the Best in the WF&S group!
IOLA, WI - United States
Congrats on being featured on Best of the Best, Brian. Your title fits well with this photo.
Clearwater, FL - United States
Beautiful capture and congratulations on your Best of the Best feature in the WF&S group.
Iola, WI - United States
Congratulations on your Best of the Best feature in the WF&S group! Excellent capture! L&F
Cedar City, UT - United States
Congratulations on your Best of the Best homepage feature in WFS!...L/F
Bowling Green, KY - United States
Congratulations on your "Best of the Best" honors in WFS! Fabulous shot, Brian!
Iola, WI - United States
Dear Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group Member, You are to be congratulated on your achievement of getting your beautiful piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our “Best of the Best” section of our homepage. This is truly an honor to be selected for this special feature. If your works are featured, it is always an honor, but this honor is above and beyond what one sees most of the time. It is excellently done and presented and deserves a special place on our homepage. Happy sales to you till we meet again.
Brian Tada replied:
Mr. Rosenberger, thank you so much for the honor of selecting "The Choir Director" as a "Best of the Best" special feature on the homepage of your amazing group, Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery on Fine Art America! Truly appreciate all you do as our group host extraordinaire. God bless you abundantly!
Bradford, VT - United States
Magnificent capture, amazing mom net with the ducks wings wide open, a wow and f/l
Kharkiv - Ukraine
Congratulations, Brian! Your outstanding photograph is now featured in the 100 Favorite group! Fav/Ig
Brian Tada replied:
Thank you very much, Alex, for the honor of a feature in your stellar group! Greatly appreciate your outstanding leadership as our group host. God bless you! Praying for your precious country of Ukraine!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding mallard waterfowl composition, lighting, shading, lovely color and artwork! F/L voted
Los Angeles, CA - United States
Fabulous capture with just the precise timing! Great title and narrative! L/F
Banjarbaru, Ka - Indonesia
This is such a beautiful work, voted for you in the contest entitle TFGA SERIES-BIRD LOVERS SHOW AND TELL contest. F/V ...Good Luck!
Brian Tada replied:
Jason, thank you so much for your kind words and support, truly appreciated! God bless you!
LJUBERCY - Russian Federation
This is gorgeous scene and a wonderful wildlife portrait, Brian! l/f/tw/fb
Adelaide, SA - Australia
A wonderful capture of the Female Mallard Duck and a absolutely love the Caption. LF Congratulations on your feature in Wild Birds of the World. Group.
Brian Tada replied:
Thank you so much, Rita! Greatly appreciated... To God the Creator be the glory!
Massillon, OH - United States
Excellent action capture. I immediately thought of a choir director at first glance before I saw the title. Wonderful title and image. L/F
Williamsburg, VA - United States
What a joyful shot! I love the scripture alongside this work. Beautiful detail, sense of motion and timing too!
Niceville, Fl - United States
As if conducting an orchestra - maybe a mixed orchestra of honks and quacks? l/f
Preston - United Kingdom
Love your title, it's exactly what I thought when first looking at it. Splendid work Brian, truly beautiful! L/f/Pin
Brian Tada replied:
Thank you so much, Kim, for your kind words on title and image, truly appreciated!
Casale Monferrato, Al - Italy
What a nice title for this unique capture Brian, lovely fun pose and great exposure! l/f
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