Afternoon Delight
by Gordon_1

Comment:
awesome bug! funky looking antenna

Heron Flight: Point Isabel
by kewzoo

Comment:
haha! lovely!

Literally
by odriew

Comment:
I really like the idea, but your color seems a little off, the highlight at the top is distracting, and I'd really like a little more depth of field to cover the spot where the pin is.

I do like the angle of the globe, and I like the shadow of the holder, just wish you could have softened the light so it didn't have the blown area.

Exited frame left
by scotthadl

Comment:
This was beautifully done, and the shadow is very artistic!

I'm a little slow on this, but...
You've been awarded the bluebird award!


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Untitled
by jdixonsd

Comment:
I'm a little late in awarding this, but better late than never!

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Deer Point Conspiracy
by Jutilda

Comment:
I don't usually give bluebirds to top shots, but this one is so incredible!

I'm a little slow on these awards, but...
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DEMONS PREFER CARRION
by skewsme

Comment:
This is an incredible shot!

I'm a little slow on this, but...
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Dating Prince Charming
by liberty

Comment:
I thought for sure this would be on the front page. Wonderfully done!

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Bokeh (mild), Rule of Thirds, Stop Action
by jimsapp

Comment:
There's a couple of things that don't work quite right in this photo. This really is almost exactly between rule of thirds and centered. If you would have cropped from the right a little, it would have worked for centered, if you would have cropped in from the left, it would have worked better for rule of thirds.

This is a wonderful photo--I like the weeds in the front and the shallow depth of field. But the pine tree is very distracting and it seems a tad dark. I hope you don't mind, but I liked the photo so much, I brought it into photoshop so I could suggest a crop and lighten it a tad. This is what I would suggest: . I just cropped it and adjusted slide in levels. (I actually would have the bird more off center, but with cropping out the tree, you can't really get the rule of thirds).

Feel free to completely ignore this if you disagree. It was just a suggestion because the shot really called to me. Good luck with the challenge! :D

Blur, Long Exposure, Deep DOF
by ace flyman

Comment:
I think it's interesting the people who are doing deep dof and blur. The only way I can tell is if the blur is the same from front to back. It looks that way, so I'll believe it! Nice colors. Fun choice.