Winter Is Over

[Hopper]

Hi All,I'm struggling with this one ,I didn't like it at-all.However my daughter said it was a good shot.now I'm questing it my self.
first of all I tried to crop the photo so that the ducks created two triangles of the frame,with the trees creating some natural framing of the ducks.it was exposed as a silhouette so to be different i added some noise/grain and changed the color.
(1) does the shot work at all,or should i have deleted it
(2) does the post seem to you to take away, should i have left it in B&W?or color...blue sky,green trees.I'm really looking for some opinions as to if the shot is too boring?
to me it's too plain/ drab
thanks in advance
Clyde



Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Hopper]

Delete??no-one?

[windrider86]

I'm on the line with this one. The symentrics are there with the birds forming in a diagnol across the frame and with how each one has thier wings spread in a different manner.
I do wish the foilage wasnt there as it seems to be in competition with the birds.
as far as the processing, not crazy about it. A simple black and white I think would do this more justice

[Hopper]

Thank you,Windrider86. sometimes i can't critique my own shots,and need new perspective. family members aren't objective enough for me to trust,If you know what I mean.