The Art of Parenting
by nickyb

Comment:
Postcard stuff - gorgeous. Those swans really glow. I'll be interested to find out who this belongs to (I have a suspicion, but may be wrong..) Composition, check. Detail, check. Colour & focus, check. Emotional connection, check. Oh, let's face it, you know you've got a great shot! :)

In A Soft Moonlight
by BrianR

Comment:
Composition is good, with all elements placed well within the shot. Soft focus and the tones applied work well for this shot. But I have to say, I personally think the vignette is too obvious/hard and maybe would have worked better a different (dark) colour?

Sun Catch
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Terrific capture - even the poor fish is facing the right direction! The water drop is an added bonus. Great detail in the feathers and sharp all round.

What Was That Light
by mlianopr

Comment:
I like the composition, the bird is well placed within the frame. I'm not overly fond of the processing you've applied. I like it on the background, but not on the bird and the wire.

Little Blue Heron
by bjoern

Comment:
Excellent feather and face detail and I really like the light on his face.

House Finch
by Bear_Music

Comment:
The focus is dead-on the bird - I just wish I could see more of him!

Feed Me
by Basta

Comment:
Excellent dof. The bird on the left of shot looks ever-so-slightly soft, but this draws my attention more to the act of feeding and the bird on the right with that wonderful detail in the wings.

She and He!
by Mona

Comment:
I know you know, but the focus is on the rear bird. As the fore-bird is so central to your composition and also obviously has something to say, I would have preferred the focus to be on it instead.

Take Off
by sfalice

Comment:
Dynamic composition, but it makes me want to see more! I want to be able to see the feet, the wing tips and the end of his tail! Maybe this was your intention - hmmm. Well it made me look longer...

"High in the Sunlit Silence"
by JiaBob

Comment:
Beautiful and sharp, great detail in the feathers and the exposure is well done. The technicals are well looked after in this shot, but I feel the composition could have been more exciting - wings up instead of down maybe, or flying toward instead of away. I appreciate the difficulty in even getting this shot in the first place - well done.