Bear Flag
by Germaine

Comment:
I'm not from California and I hate flags, but this is a great shot. Sets a mood. Slice of life #1

Week One
by karmat

Comment:
Has that very authentic 'local' look about it - I'm thinking a few shots in this series wil do that. Nice start.

Goldfinch - Week 2
by lunachicken

Comment:
That's the third picture with this lens in the thread. It's a serious contender. Lovely shot.

Chickadee - Week 1
by lunachicken

Comment:
Cracking capture. Wildlife's not so obliging in the Winter months. Wildlife's not dumb.
Ditto the anticipation.

Week-1.jpg
by bauerfan71

Comment:
Quiet. Ageless. That's rural.
"Qui veut aller loin ménage sa monture"
That's rural too - can't wait for pictures of Spring...

01 Shilo's Girl
by SandyP

Comment:
That is definitely people. Something tells me you chose your theme well... Terrific interraction here.

African Hoopoe
by sulamk

Comment:
Well done - nothing like a global medium to widen our horizons. Wouldn't have seen a lot of African Hoopoos without your help :)
You may be a thought short of ding-dong sharpness on this, but you got the shot and a great 'character portrayal' of the bird in its natural surroundings.
I'm looking forward to the series.

Crow Creek Mine #001
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I think I could have used some more graduation in the forest... Great subject for b&w though - stirring stuff.

Carousel girl
by Melethia

Comment:
You sure caught her.

In Norway (and no doubt Germany too) it is said that elves or pixies or some sort of magical little people dance in the shadows at the edge of the forest. A friend told me about how her daughter, on reaching the ripe old age of about seven or eight and breeching the walls of self-awareness, looked out of the car window while driving by the forest edge and said: "They're not there any more."

So thanks for taking us back to the magic.

Re: noise - you're an engineer (whatever that means, as there are several different ways to be an engineer, such that I even had it on my passport as occupation once because it was a usefully generic and imortant-sounding name) so you might be interested in this sort of thing. In the paragraph entitled 'causes of noise' you can see that most of the given causes there are likely to be exacerbated by holding a)the shutter open and b)current switched on in the sensor, for longer. I rest my case (without even having one).

Oh and thanks for your shadow commentary. Congrats on the ribbon.

Elemental Transmutation
by charliebaker

Comment:
Once again you remind us that the brown ribbon is a valuable trophy.
Elemental transmutation is not of itself a superpower but it is obviously enough a potential one and must be intended as such within the context of the challenge.
The picture makes the fatal mistake of portraying the superpower itself, as opposed to some popular iconic representation of a fictive character who...
Well done and thank you.