bird song
by insteps

Comment:
There's the internal struggle of how appropriate it is to keep birds in cages - and I've been caught up in it with the parakeets I've had, especially the last two who've had trouble flying and basically stayed within all their lives. Beyond this, and it's no small matter, this is, visually, utterly charming. One of two personal favorites of the challenge and I've given it a ten.

Consumed
by LevT

Comment:
Fine image that allows the girls to be together in their own world. Good capture of their concentration. The jewelry in the window seems to hint at the distractions and obsessions of later years.

The Wild Side
by glad2badad

Comment:
Tall, bright, waving grasses always thrill me, so this is, personally, a great start. The beauty of the upper third only enhances it, a visual anchor that plays off the near abstraction of the rest of the scene. Handsome image.

Still Life
by Wildpurple

Comment:
Nicely sensitive and evocative. It all seems to be floating in water, a tincture of longing. I feel a particular affection for that flower in the upper left corner.

Truro
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Sepia suits sand, and this recession (procession?) of beach cabins is likewise enhanced by its gentle endowment. The power of this lovely image is driven by its lines, which playfully jut at each other in staccato counterpoint. The out of season stillness is captivating. Satisfying and enjoyable.

f l i g h t
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Should have fared better. She's playing unawares, while behind her looms the implacable. Rarely have I seen the sea more beautifully presented.

The Eagle Has Landed !
by streetpigeon

Comment:
Out of the glare of a platinum-yellow sun, more Algerian than outer borough, an eagle glided towards a blanched chimney. Its wings flared forward to halt its descent, landing softly in silence. Head cocked, it cast a dark, atavistic eye towards me. The silence continued. I grabbed a quick shot. As my left hand shielded my eyes from its gaze, it gave a shriek, which reverberated in the pit of my soul. How it was I'll never know, but I could understand it as words, as words illumined with cold fire. "Fool," it cried. "How dare you try to capture me. You'll never top four with this pittance of an image." Deep down in my shattered being I knew this to be true. I recoiled in horror, the camera a bane about my neck. I tumbled off the curb into the street, the sickening sound of shattered glass and sundered metal my last pathetic memory.
And it came to pass.

Message edited by author 2019-04-10 22:36:21.

Life may not be the party you asked for
But while you're here, you may as well dance.
by vawendy

Comment:
Lovely image. What an adventure! Your joy comes through in the beauty and appreciation of the photos. My favorites are the last three of Day 2, and most especially the very last one.

could have fooled me
by jmritz

Comment:
Fine display of shadows, and then the dog. Suitably disorienting.

genie? nope
by mariuca

Comment:
Lovely colors, idea and presentation of the glass jar. Looks like the flame is riding piggyback on the wick, trudging along in the far north before the Aurora Borealis.