Amphibian
by Lydia

Comment:
What a well composed shot, and a prince of a subject for it. Well done.

Arson
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Go Yo! Thanks for posting the details with the shot.

Claude; albino American alligator
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Congrats on your blue, and a 7+ score! The scene is perfect, and the subject looks very content.

Geodesic Sunset
by thatsanicepicture

Comment:
Nicely done, and you chose a good shot of the batch for this challenge. I can visualize 400 ways to shoot this scene.

sunset
by the99

Comment:
This catches my eye, even at thumb size. I also like the light touch of color in the sky.

Prideful
by MaryO

Comment:
Blackbirds seem to be right at home in the cattails here too. Until recently, I didn't know that there were several varieties of the redwings. I like that you got the wing patch in sharp focus in this.

The conductor B&W
by Denise

Comment:
This is a top notch photo, just excellent.

Star trails, windmill and tulips
by william88

Comment:
This is a photo to be proud of, a truly unique image. I see that you had the camera facing north east, from the trails. It must be very dark there at night for you to do this at 5.6 and almost 3 hours, or perhaps done with a N D filter. The 7D did an awesome job with keeping the noise low.
I am guessing that the windmill is a 1/4 or 1/2 scale model, as I see what looks like a bench seat in front of it.
Thanks for adding the details about how it was done. I salute you for your patience and careful planning. You were rewarded with a very memorable night and an outstanding image for your effort.

Peacock Portrait
by WriteHeart

Comment:
Solid color bird feathers are always difficult to capture, because the one color tends to over saturate, and they are usually so much brighter than anything else in the BG. The bird in this is very nice, the BG, not so exciting. Perhaps a wider aperture to throw the BG more out of focus would have worked to improve the overall score. The peacocks are a beautiful bird, with their glowing feathers.

Aphotic City
by ondninja

Comment:
I didn't vote, but I did do a double take on this because it was so different. I kind of like the uneasiness in the darkness in the foreground, with just enough detail to see that it is a city. Then, it's topped off with those clouds, which look like a chemistry processing error from the film and fluids days of photography. Cool stuff.