prairie dog
by katiedid270

Comment:
Feels like there should be a little more prairie at the top of the photo, but a nice candid shot anyway

Quak, Quak... Duck in a bath.
by sissi

Comment:
Extra point for the humor ane those eyelashes...

Gossiping
by Konador

Comment:
This would've been good in the recent "Color" challenge...very pretty lighting and good selection/control of DOF.

Flora
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
Luther Burbank meets M.C. Escher...very nice composition and color effect.

Song of the Desert
by Gringo

Comment:
Reminds me of an old science fiction story by Theodore Sturgeon called "Cactus Dance." Nice layering of colors and textures.

Desert Blooms
by TerryGee

Comment:
Like the colors, but looks a little over-sharpened fo my taste.

Prickly Prairie
by moodville

Comment:
Those branches look like a double- or triple-link chain -- very cool-looking!

A California Pasture
by sherryk471

Comment:
Somewhat similar to my photo but with those cool cows. I'm getting killed for my border, and I'm guessing you've got a couple who like it and several who don't. Looks like the focus is sharper on the grain than the poppies, but that could be intentional...

I'm no longer going to use any red/orange/yellow/green borders except as 1-2 pixel accents, and will just frame stuff like this with a really dark color or black.

Ozzie Beach Life
by andrewlr

Comment:
A brighter color than the variety I'm familiar with, but it looks like a mighty inviting locale anyway...

California Gold
by autool

Comment:
It's so hard to get them to hold still if there's any breeze at all...very nice job with the focus and exposure on the poppies (better than mine). I think I like the deep DOF on this image (grain, hill and clouds in reasonable focus) but it would be interesting to see a version with those highly blurred also...