Cardinal in the Rain
by bbower1956

Comment:
Sweet capture! I love the black of the (?)birch tree! Birds are so difficult, even with good lenses, to capture convincingly. This is an extremely successful pic (IMHO)!

Out on a Limb
by Zap228

Comment:
Delicate and pretty! Such a strong subject with great detail that the negative space seems to be a necessary balance (rather than an empty space to meet the challenge).

Waking up in the morning sun
by lastef

Comment:
Interesting composition. I wish the true horizon was level and the lamp in the reflection absent. Still, nicely seen!

All In A Days Work
by PhotoRyno

Comment:
I like the way the squirrel sort of surprises me with its presence! He's just so coy, as squirrels will be. Neatly conceived!

Naturally Tiny
by Judith Polakoff

Comment:
Chickadees are some of my favorite birds! Great use of DOF! To be more perfect the tip of the tail would have to be present. Still one of my favorites in this challenge.

SMALL, but MIGHTY eye catching (flower in stones)
by jcclucci

Comment:
This is a powerful way to address a centered composition....however...
It would be nice to see better focus on the flower since there is little rest for the eye, I just want some reward for all the work my mind must do. Unfortunately, there are points to rest on and they seem to be bits of sensor dust. In an advance editing challenge those could be easily addressed with cloning, of course.

Pasture Time
by popdeepop

Comment:
The foal was a nice idea for a subject but several things take away from it. The lines of the fence, the dominance of the landscape in general, pull the eye away. It appears the focus is on the house rather than the foal and, in general, it could use some sharpening. Shooting from a different position to help isolate the subject, limiting depth of field to bring the attention back to the foreground, these among other things could help. Hope you have an opportunity to try this subject again, it's full of potential.

minimalism ruins
by anatolio25

Comment:
There's something odd in the rendering of this image--oversharpened, perhaps. I like grain in an image (though many don't) but this is something other than "grain" I think. The subject is o.k. but she is at an odd point in her step, feels as if she's about to tip over. Sorry if you find this harsh, just trying to be honest.

Mouse House
by lemondster

Comment:
The concept is there, but for this I think your angle needs to be dead on to create a more graphic quality to the composition. Lighting is a bit dull, you've got quite a bit of fall-off on the left--not always a poor choice, but in this case it doesn't help.

Boats on the Mist
by MAK

Comment:
Nice despite the heavy border. The iimage has graphic appeal complimented by the soft gradation of colors. The boats do appear to be going slightly downhill to the right..not terribly off-putting, though.