Nesting Season
by vawendy

Comment:

Originally posted by aliqui: It's a great scene, but honestly the blown highlights detract from the scene for me.

I do agree -- however it's a very difficult area to shoot. The birds are actually quite dark, so you need to overexpose to get the details in the shadows. Even though I shoot RAW, when it's bright sunlight, you either lose the shadows or over expose the head/wing tops. Too bad it can't shoot fast enough to bracket while flying! :)

You're at the mercy of the light.

Tail's tale
by Melethia

Comment:
I'm so glad this ribboned!! Definitely my favorite of the challenge -- 9 from me, and it really should have been a 10 -- I must have been in a cranky mood when voting. :)

Superb! Awesome! And truly incredible!

Adieu
by gyaban

Comment:
ack! I forgot congrats on this! Silly me!

Love the shot, love the back story, Congrats!!

Old Tom's bench
by snaffles

Comment:
I adore this!!! The cat is so incredibly well done -- the rest is fun and interesting -- but I want to spend all my time staring at the cat. :)

Huge, huge congrats on an awesome photo and top 10!

how it ends
by odriew

Comment:
My top pick for the challenge -- such an incredible shot! Congrats on the HM -- I would have given it blue. :)

The Old Apothecary
by Paul

Comment:
I almost did the same type of shot! Colonial Williamsburg has a great shop like this. But when I went to CW, I really wasn't in the mood to shoot for the challenge. I couldn't remember where the shop was, and didn't want to bother looking for it, so I took a few shots in a couple of places, thought maybe I had something I could use, and decided to go photograph birds instead. :)

I'm so glad I didn't look for the shop -- because your shot is truly excellent, and there's no way I could come anywhere near this. Beautifully done -- congrats on the yellow!

Til Death Do Us Part
by Mark-A

Comment:
Stunning! Absolutely stunning! Huge congrats on the red. :)

Food fight (2)
by Abra

Comment:
whoa!!! Awesome catch!!

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" -Wordsworth
by posthumous

Comment:
but... but... this is gorgeous!

Full Ebb, Lifting Fog
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I loved this one -- it was a 9 from me. :)