While on a hike.....
by espy2

Comment:
Would have been better if he had turned to look at the camera but maybe there wasn't an opportunity.

Homeless
by LoulouNoire

Comment:
Nice tonal range in the b&w and the bit of grain gives this a gritty, urban edge which your title reinforces. I really like it.

Why is my beak crooked?
by tinky2

Comment:
I think the other bird needed to be cropped out of this shot and I'd like to see more detail in the face. Overall, nice effort.

American Bison
by PhotoArt

Comment:
An interesting subject. This is lacking strong, sharp detail and tonal variation.

Sin Jungle
by messerschmitt

Comment:
This has an odd gothic quality. I'm not sure that was the intention but I rather like it. There is an overall sameness to the tonal range that I don't care for, mostly because the wolf is almost lost in its surroundings. There is some interesting play of light in the trees but it isn't quite strong enough around to create the dramatic contrast between light and dark that seems to be called for here. An interesting entry and I appreciate it.

The Leopard
by ddng

Comment:
Very dramatic crop. There could be a touch more of glint in its eye.

Waiting for a friend
by esaintpi

Comment:
I like the unusual composition and high contrast, grainy quality of this. Atypical of a nature shot but it works here. Clearly, some thought went into the composition and the creative look of the image. My guess, it will do well with a certain faction of DPC voters (like myself) and fall victim to the majority who will paradoxically see it as 'arty' yet fail to appreciate the art. Good luck and I hope I'm wrong! :D Thanks for sharing.

North Island Kaka - (Nestor Meridionalis)
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
The main subject looks out of focus and there is too much contrast due to flash lighting. The bird eye is reflecting green or amber from the flash which is as bad as red-eye. While there is some interest in seeing the subject frozen in flight there is just too much quality lost as a result of flash, IMO. From a photo of the same subject that I viewed prior to this, that also suffered from flash lighting, I get the idea that this subject is in a very low-light environment and difficult to capture.

Land of the Buck
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Very nice. Gorgeous color and strong silhouettes. I like that they are staggered in size. The best I've seen thus far. This should be a winner.

Children
by Dvan

Comment:
Very appealing subject. Unfortunately, this is just too overexposed and contrasty for my taste. I'm wondering if the strong contrast is the result of pushing the levels too far in post-processing in an attempt to boost the lost shadow details. It's nice as a personal keepsake but IMO this one couldn't be saved with post-processing. I suggest you try bracketing your exposure next time to compensate for the contrasty lighting which clearly fooled your light meter. I don't care for the framing at all.