Avoid Distracting Elements
by hahn23

Comment:
I agree with the post not being a distracting element -- it tells the story. That being said, what a truly wonderful capture! I'm so glad to have seen this shot. Truly magnificent!

"Avoid centering your subject"
by Bear_Music

Comment:

Originally posted by Beetle: Ugh. This is a beautiful shot full of adorable detail and beauty. And yet, major shoehorn!!!!!!!!!!!! You know full well that while you might have broken one rule re centering, you totally adhered to the fact that diagonal lines work way better than horizontals or verticals, and let's not forget the main one: "Fill the frame". Good thing I didn't vote..... I would have started off very highly for the lovely photo, yet felt compelled to dock you for the shoehorn reasons (see above).

Hehe, Beetle hit it on the head! This isn't centering, this is filling the frame -- no broken rules here!

That being said, I am sooooooooo jealous!! OMG, what an incredible opportunity. I would love to have a hawk in my backyard! Truly fantastic catch. What a wonderful expression!

Even if it is a shoehorn. :P

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment:
Holy crap!!

Three Course Meal
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
Ha!! Marvelous!

Dogs of War
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I see you put yourself in the shot! Awesome!

The Great Eggscape
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Woot!! So good to see you again!

Cupcake Bridesmaids
by grahamgator

Comment:
Haha! This is awesome! Congrats on the blue!

then spring
by jmritz

Comment:
I would love to see this cropped in so that it was portrait oriented and just the right 1/3 of the photo. That part is particularly stunning.

Nick
by Neat

Comment:
Lovely! Love the moodiness

Lives. in Passing
by Lydia

Comment:
Some people might be overly harsh and think that it's not enough of a silhouette on the right (but then again, my screen is a tad bright, I think, so it may be better on other screens. But the man with the cane is great and I like the difference in size. I'm wishing there was a vignette just to take the edges down a bit to add more moodiness. Nice find!