blird
by curtpetguy

Comment:
Cool. The thick dark line at the waterline is too strong/dominant. Otherwise, really nice motion blur and composition. I wish highlights were more dramatic.

Caress the sky
by jmritz

Comment:
Nice idea. Somehow I think the particular bird (maybe the species or position) doesn't lend itself to this soft overexposed dreaminess. I think it's the apparently tiny head with huge eye.

Fully spread
by paynekj

Comment:
Very pretty. I love the lighting and the angle. I really don't like the crop. Personally I'd prefer to have much more sky to the right of the subject plus either above or below. As it is, I don't think it works dead center, and I don't like each wingtip barely clipped.

Wild Geese
by Marjo

Comment:
It would have been really awesome if the other goose didn't muddy up the primary's feet and tail. As it is, nice shot!

Coming in Hot!
by sk8t969

Comment:
Neat shot. I think bw was smart and really helps. I love the head position and being able to see where the subject is looking. The way this is cropped with extra space of the left really counter balances so well with the bird's position, angle, and wing position. It almost feels like there is a string in the top left that the bird could be hanging on, swinging off to the right.

Prepare for landing
by howards

Comment:
It may be just me, but it seems like the head blends in with the wing. The sense of depth is distractingly off in that area in particular. That said, I really like this shot. I love how the color primarily comes from subtle reflections (or something) in the water.

I Belive I can fly!!!
by strechrt

Comment:
I wish it was in focus, and I don't like the cropping.

Migration
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Beautiful photo. To me the birds are really not the subject. It took me a while to even properly see them. Even when I did, though, the birds still seemed like an afterthought.

Minimalist Bird in Flight
by Sirashley

Comment:
I think it still needs to be cropped. The thick black bars really emphasize to me that the subject is not large enough. If the sky had more shape or features in the mostly empty (though beautiful) area in the right half of the photo, perhaps the cropping would work for me.

Look What I Can Do ...
by raish

Comment:
The shot is too dingy and washed out. A different title embracing or explaining might fix it. As it is, the color (or lack thereof) is really distracting. Also, I'm not sure if anything is in focus, but I wish the head of the flyer was.