The rain isn't over untill the fat bird sings
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
When I looked at the thumbnail for this picture I really liked what I saw, but when I opened the image I was a bit let down. I think the reason is that the head of the bird really blends into the background. Also I think there is a bit too much detail in the photo. I think a nice smooth tone in the background would have worked better for me. The sign did make me smile though.

Felicity
by vincedan

Comment:
Overall I like the photo with the exception of the white substance on the woman’s face. For me it ruins a nice photo.

Clear for Landing!
by WylyWire

Comment:
I like the subject but the composition really doesn’t work for me. The wings are clipped at awkward (for me anyway) locations. I don’t like how just the tip of the right wing is cut off, it makes it look like it was accidentally done. The clip on the left wing is very uncomfortable for me since so much of the right wing is showing. I also don’t like how there is so much space behind the bird and so little in front. It really gives the picture (for me anyway) the appearance of being a shot where your focal length was too long and you couldn’t keep the bird in the frame while tracking it. I think the picture might be better if it were cropped a lot tighter so that the right wing was clipped the same amount as the left wing and the space behind the bird was eliminated. I don’t know if it is my screen but it looks like you have some clipped highlights as well along the leading edge of the right wing and right around the eye of the gull.

LOVE WITHOUT COLOR
by DDYJR

Comment:
Interesting shot. It was an eye catcher in the thumbnails page. I have always like this style of high-contrast photography, I find that it makes the subjects look very appealing.

Powder
by adine

Comment:
This is a really neat shot and makes me wish I was there. I really like the designs in the snow, that was the first thing that caught my eye when looking through the tumbnails.

swans
by arngrimur

Comment:
This is a very appealing photo for me. If it were mine, I would probably crop it down a little bit to make the birds a bit larger but I do like the large white background and wouldn’t want to make them too large. It might just be my monitor but the contrast seems a tad high for my taste but it is still an excellent picture.

In Flight on White
by Artyste

Comment:
This is a very pretty photo. I think the composition is its strongest feature. I might have tried to cut off a little off the top and include more water at the bottom but then it wouldn’t fit the challenge as well. This is my pick for 1st place.

dandelion
by slonko

Comment:
I like this picture but think it could benefit from greater DOF. The composition is nice and I do like the softness but would like to see a bit more detail in the in focus area, maybe 1 more stop of DOF. Very nice shot.