free
by roz

Comment:
I like this a lot. The color and shapes of the background connect so well with the shape and color of the piling in the foreground. Good sharp focus on the bird as well, and it also has a repeating theme with the other birds. Great depth in this shot. This would be a great shot for the current "Double Take" challenge.

HungryHorse
by bvlindalou

Comment:
Everyone is making such a fuss over a simple everyday pasture scene. It is an exceptional image, with the way the backlight puts a halo around the horse, and the cows on the horizon give it such depth and scale. I also like the green foreground, and the awesome sun rays. I find that the white in the left sky pushes my eyes down into the area where the horse is, so in a way that adds to the strength of the composition.
Great job, and congrats on a very high score and fine challenge finish.

Nature's Palette
by RayEthier

Comment:
What a beautiful scene. I like the way you placed yourself on the left side of the road so that the road divides the lush looking green grass and the barn from the colorful hillside.

my girl in mykonos
by boysetsfire

Comment:
This comes as close to a perfect image as I have ever seen anywhere. The image is excellent from the edges of the frame to the center. The only possible distraction that I can see is the dark spot on the wall in the lower left, and it actually just looks like an actual ding in the wall.

Doom Watch
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Jacks in a box. ( The fish are in the jack family, and an aquarium is a box)
Good pic, they look like little vultures, as the title implies, waiting for something to gobble up.

different view
by messerschmitt

Comment:
Very creative. I suspect that a mirror or double glass was involved, as I see repeating reflections under the eyeglasses. Cool image, and well executed technically.

goodman
by Retroesque

Comment:
Without the overall view of the scene, this would not be as powerful. Some days I am just happy to have a camera handy, and I see that this was one of those days for you. Thanks for sharing a very human to human moment.

Me!
by cassilda_terry

Comment:
This is a nice way to show us what you enjoy doing.
Filp this L/R in your image processor, and the lettering will be right on the camera. It may not look right to you that way though, as you are likely used to seeing yourself reversed in the mirror.
By the perspective in the image it looks as though you were fairly close to the mirror. If you were back farther and use a longer focal length, your hands would look smaller.

Pure Joy
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
The eyes and the smile make this a joy to see. The high key is great for this too.

Grand Haven Lighthouse Pier on a wonderfuly dismal day
by Dantzr

Comment:
I see that you were trying to get the monument and the two lights behind it for the challenge. All the things in between them seem to make it not possible to do so and get a simple image. The other signs, the walkway ect are distracting.
I understand the cold also. I see that you are new to digital photography, and ISO 64 isn't necessary to have a sharp image with digital. Any ISO setting up to and including 400 should give about the same results in grain and noise level when there is good lighting. When light is very low, then try shooting with the ISO 64 and a tripod.