Red-Tailed Hawk
by brownsm

Comment:
There are some incredible shots of birds of prey in this challenge but this is (imo) the best of them. Pin sharp, great dof anf a wonderful range of earthtones together with an expression on the bird of great intensity

Brilliant

You'll Have to Share
by DistantColours

Comment:
A wonderful action shot which has been caught very well technically. I love the fact that you caught all the wings of the two protagonists and that you can follow the eyelines completely. Very sharp and great dof

A story captured in a single frame

Brilliant

Vivian
by Rando D300

Comment:
Great job in terms of sharpness and colouring and I love the way you have caught all the head plaummage in the frame

Too Shy
by bubeltrubel

Comment:
Brilliant image and black and white conversion which both brings out the strength of the black and white plummage whilst at the same time endowing them with a softness which is visually very appealing. The framing you have used works very well

Weathering the Storm
by boyd2000

Comment:
Great sharpness and colour on the leading pigeon. Its a shame that the angle of the fence/shot means you could not crop out the third bird as this is somewhat distracting from what is a very good image

fighting over fish
by Gaia

Comment:
Great action shot although I would have liked to see a touch more sharpness of the two birds (though I appreciate that in getting the shot off it would have been hard to fine tune the focus)

Bald Eagle
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Great photo but perhaps could have done with the contrast levels adjusting slightly to give the image a little more 'pop'

Afternoon Swim
by birdyblue

Comment:
Lovely composition and some nice pop on the red of the beaks, the whites seem a little blown on my monitor

Wood Duck
by vencap

Comment:
Stunning sharpness and colours, possibly a shame that you dont get to see all of the reflection but nonetheless has a real wow factor

Solo
by diginut

Comment:
Beautiful in its simplicity and great sharpness on the seagull. One minor point that it looks (and please note this is a comment from an amateur) like you may have adjusted the blue/cyan hue/sat in a way that make the sky appear a little grainy and perhaps it could have done with a little noise reduction on this element to smooth it out a touch. Even with this very minor point still gets a 7 from me