KMcC
by KMcC

Comment:
This is so wonderful with the dragonfly, but you have a lot of sharpening issues, especially when you look around the beak and around some of the grasses. I'd love to vote it higher for such a magnificent catch, but it just doesn't work with this processing. Even if it had to be soft, I think it would have worked better that way.

tanguera
by tanguera

Comment:
Very fun and interesting, but the surrounding area is looking a bit dark on my screen, and the sky looks artificially darkened -- with a little problem area on the left of the sky? It seems like cropping out the sky or making it even darker would have been better (a black background on DPC would have helped. :)

Of course I'm viewing this at night, so I'll be curious to look during the day to see if it's as much of an issue.

The Farm Tank
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Huge huge huge congrats! This was sooo perfect for the challenge!

Dreams of Grandeur (ID=1129493)
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
How fun!! I do like my fork better and your texture better. Maybe we should introduce them?

Congrats on the HM!!

Spawn
by PenelopeK

Comment:
Very cool!!!!!

Touch of color
by marvin

Comment:
If you hadn't desaturated the neck, this would be much better. The skin on the neck being grey looks a little creepy, but not a good creepy in this case. Sorry. :)

Back to Square One
by Jules1x

Comment:
I actually think this is beautifully exposed. I find it quite stunning. Pictures of little figures don't do well around here, and actually, I usually don't care for them. But there is something quite mesmerizing about this one. Very nicely done.

Magpie Ninja
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
oh my oh my oh my!! What a find!

double vision
by KMcC

Comment:
Very cool shot. You have some haloing around the neck that's a bit much. But otherwise a lovely shot.

New territories
by Neat

Comment:
The bi-color filter is just way too heavy on this. Which is a shame, because it's really beautiful. 6 as is. Probably an 8 if it was more natural.