On a Wing and a Prayer
by ellamay

Comment:
I've been shooting a lot of pigeons (with my camera) as well -- nice stop-motion capture.

pollen......
by undieyatch

Comment:
Original idea ... the busy background makes it hard to focus on the subject though.

A Drifting Rest
by JPR

Comment:
Hey that's nice! The ONLY thing that might have helped is if both kayakers had their paddles down. The one on the left could be drifting in that pose, but could be paddling too, and that probably hurt with cranky people looking for a reason to knock off a point or two.

I like the lighting/coloring and soft look you gave it as well.

Organ Sky
by rheard

Comment:
Very nice capturing of the sun rays.

Two Hummingbirds
by jetstar

Comment:

Originally posted by langdon: It's amazing to me that a shutter of 1/200 would capture make their wings still. Great shot though.

Exactly what I thought as I scrolled down! Maybe it's a typo for 1/2000?

Super clarity and fortuitous "pose!"

Wind Surfing
by agwright

Comment:

Originally posted by GeneralE: Columbia River?

Hey, I only missed by one continent and one ocean!

From this distance the bridge looks a lot like the bridge over the Columbia at Astoria, Oregon.

Cynthia and Rose
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks, I'll pass along the compliments to my brother. I don't even know what kind of camera he used for this -- it was in the pre-digital days.
BTW, Cynthia's our (second?) cousin.

Taking a Break
by Ten13

Comment:

Originally posted by Ten13: Well, this was my first entry in a contest. I'm glad it did relatively well...

Top 20? Relatively well, I guess! Congratulations ... although I personally gave you a good score, I saw so much ranting about what was/wasn't a "sport" I thought pocket billiards would miss the cut ....

Greenbriar
by pitsaman

Comment:
I've been trying to practice capturing all the detail in the puffy parts of the clouds like you did here. Good job making the boat pop out of the background even though you were pretty far away.

Fly Me To The Moon
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by pitsaman: This is excellent,well done General !

Thanks! Too bad I had to crop it so much I can only print it about 2x3"!