Balance Beam
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Excellent find! Finding a heron's nest isn't all that hard - what is hard is getting a shot of it as they usually build them so far up in a tree top you can't get a shot. You did it! Nice job getting detail under the wings too.

Message edited by author 2010-06-30 13:15:54.

Bear Stare
by Magnumphotography

Comment:
Excellent shot of a bear in it's natural habitat. Great job focusing on the bear and not the leaves in front, which I like because it makes the viewer know you were out in the wild.

Returning home with the catch
by ThingFish

Comment:
I really don't understand why your boat didn't get any comments. I didn't vote in this challenge but would have given it a 6 or a 7. It's wonderfully done, the sea gulls following it reveal it to be a working boat and give it a strong sense of motion and tells a story. The reflections on the water in front of the boat are an added bonus. I know getting a comment after the fact isn't nearly as satisfying as during voting. It truly is weird that this shot got no comments.

The-Heron2
by vawendy

Comment:
It's a magical shot - the silhouette of the heron is crisp and the bokeh in the water sparkles like jewels.

The Slice
by IreneM

Comment:
If I knew how to photograph like this I would expect to be published in every food mag out there. Crisp, unique, creative, brilliant colors - I think I hate you.. :) 9

Dog - n- Toy
by kenskid

Comment:
you must be sick of reading how adorable this shot is. (grin) The sweet dog, the comical hydrant .. reading the dogs mind..."you expect me to do what to this toy" .... but I reiterate all that to you.. it is adorable and well photographed. 8

Intensity
by KristinaG

Comment:
I love the catch lights in animals eyes. 8

Rare
by h2

Comment:
Even without the different colored petal, this photo is rare. Such crispness on every plane of the flower.. such beautiful rich whites that hold detail and still glow and then the finishing touch, a stalk for it to continue it's life cycle. Brilliant. 8

Yellow Perch
by sfmorris

Comment:
simple composition, crisp focus on the main subject and a simplicity that makes me linger, to look, to feel quiet in my soul. 8

Strength & Beauty
by digichic

Comment:
Variations of this photo have been done many times but you did it well. The flower is not growing out of a sidewalk - it may or may-not have been placed in the crevice of the wall but I want to believe that it is growing there... defying all odds and thriving in spite of it's inadequate food source, the rich soil a rose demands. You sold me..I am giving it an 8