Bridesmaid
by rooum

Comment:
Deserved placing in a FS. There's hope yet for DPC! :) 8

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
by karenk

Comment:
WD on your HM in a FS Karen!

Early Morning Solitude
by hahn23

Comment:
WD and WB Richard. 8.

A Mother's Smile
by scarbrd

Comment:
Congrats, not withstanding the skill and effort to be out there, that little Olympus OMD EM5 is brilliant, especially for smaller hands. 7

In Awe
by epescala

Comment:
Look at all the comments durign voting! (Avg (commenters): 7.3750) And yet the 5 and sub 5 voters dragged it down to a 5.8673. I bet they never even noticed her wings! Travesty! (Mine was a 9)

a nuanced provocation
by tanguera

Comment:
I erred by not commenting (on obviously a Tanguerra) Nice booty too :) Light is dramatic but a bit subdued. Hard call to make as to how much natural light is enough...

fixit
by herfotoman

Comment:
Simple and super. Coming off the same week of the Black on Black challenge I subconsciously voted a low 6 thinking there was too much white. Haauw sorry!

An angel named Rufous
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
Great flight shot of these little F1's on wings :) Perfect still head and blurred wings. Great BG. I find the central composition in this instance to suit the image, especially as it is crucifixion in look and feel. (It however concerns me that as there is no environment (flower(s), stems, branches) that to me screams "baited site") From a photographic skill and technicals POV it's worth at least an 8. More if there's real nectar and flowers, pushing the skill required up exponentially.

The Young Grey Fox
by JayneRyan

Comment:
Lovely image and great BG but too centrally composed. I'd have cropped at least up to foreshank or the brown collar from the left hand side for a better more striking image. (i.e. Head and shoulders)

The Cycle
by davidw

Comment:
I appreciate it when images like this are entered to the Free Studies. There is something about the serenity of nature that is lost when only man made structures or portraits etc. are entered. Lovely shapes, forms, exposure. Very brave. 7. WD.