Stalking her prey...
by jmlelii

Comment:
This is a beautiful shot--you should have done better. I do think it would have been good to watch out for the end of the makeup and her hair showing at the top.

No Pictures, Please!
by Chiqui

Comment:
The lightest parts of a photo attract the eye, so your background is stealing some of your subjects limelight.

Some suggestions for this: if you have enough resolution, you might consider cropping tightly to the head, eliminating the background but focusing on the paw over the eyes. Then you can adjust levels on the photo so the lighting is a bit better than just shade. If it can be done in a manner that retains sharpness without being oversharpened, you have a wonderful, humorous shot!

Air
by arngrimur

Comment:
A very good artsy take on the wildlife shot. Very creative and well done.

Grizzly Warning
by ccraft

Comment:
Wonderful shot--good sharpness and DOF. Or was the background darkened in PS? It seems there's some light halos by the top of his head, and by his lower right fang.

Wild Tule Elk
by sfalice

Comment:
Great find and capture. One small nit: the eye does not look sharp--it looks like focus was just a bit in front of it (body and antlers are sharp)

Feeding time
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Very good closeup and great bokeh.

Fall at the Reservoir
by soup

Comment:
Very painterly! Nice work.

Autumn Leaves
by typologic

Comment:
This is super. I've been shooting similar shots this week, but none so nice!

Pure Growth
by camilo

Comment:
This is potentially an interesting shot, but the foreground blurred flowers are too distracting. What's your subject here? Note that the challenge was wildlife, not wildflowers.

Impressions
by KaDi

Comment:
Really a nice photo--I like the diagonal composition. The leaves in the mud are a worthy photo by themsekves. Is that a starfish or something in the water--it's too dark for me to tell. It would have been good to use a reflector here to get rid of the shadow over the water.