Watering Hole
by jomari

Comment:
Great picture. Texture and colours of the rocks are beautiful. And drinking bees is not a common sight, so thanks for sharing with us.

-BB&B-
by sfalice

Comment:
I like the colours (even with the rusty spots already visible) and the composition (not showing the rest of the building). Great find!

Winter Home
by ciaeagle

Comment:
Good light, nice shadows, lovely blue colours, good composition and a great model!

After the Party
by vawendy

Comment:
Knew it was you, another great shot... and so funny. Love the light on the cat, beautiful. Congrats on your red.

Amethyst Sunbird II (PAW 3/52)
by HarveyG

Comment:
Nice pic again, I had to look quite a while to see the bird is actually upside down (the head looks normal, but she's twisting her head I suppose). Amazing that you still have motion blur in the wings while using a shutter speed of 1/1250s.
It must be amazing to be that close to these birds and be able to take pictures like you do.

As for the D7000, I think it is a great camera indeed. High ISO up to 1600 is not a problem (depends a bit on the background). The fact you're avoiding Vivid Mode indicates you're shooting in JPEG, not in RAW? As you probably know, you can adjust the settings for the different Picture Control Modes to your likings.

Family of four
by Enlightened

Comment:
The image itself is not really appealing to me, but I'm quite impressed by the quality of the lens. Really nice focus and sharpness on the leaves and a great background bokeh. Looking forward to see more of you and your lens.

Into the Night
by Elaine

Comment:
One of my favorite topics: railway lines. Beautifully captured, I like the way the track lead me through the image, disappearing into nowhere. B&W also suits the image well in this case. Great image!

02 - Dawn
by ursula

Comment:
Like this one even more than the first one, such vibrant colours. Beautiful!!

In and around Balboa Park - Week 1 - Aloha and Allex
by Ann

Comment:
Great pic, love the light and background bokeh. And nice to see the two of you enjoying that beach walk so much.

Week 2
by bsluijk

Comment:
I don't know anything of lighting a subject, can' t help you with that. I think you did a nice job tough, the bull is lit quite well and I like the colours and the texture of the sculpture. I can see your point about those shadows, anything you can do in PP?