Old Betsy
by LanndonKane

Comment:
Very beautiful emotive shot. Tones and textures are outstanding, but what makes this a favourite for me is that I can feel her soul.

The hummingbird and the bee
by william88

Comment:
A beautiful photo! Congrats on your well deserved red!

Roads go ever ever on,
by mpeters

Comment:
Totally beautiful! What a worthy winner.

-HH- I
by h2

Comment:
Congrats Oliver!!

Dress Whites
by noraneko

Comment:
Superb shot of a magnificent bird.

Strolling
by Brad

Comment:
What a beautiful smile, and such a great feeling of life/energy.

You must be Quackers
by TacTZilla

Comment:
Sweet shot!!! Beautiful colours, focus, dof, detail ...... it's gorgeous!!

Mr. Blue Bird
by TCGuru

Comment:
When you're shooting directly into the light like this it's really hard to not underexpose your subject (the bird) and lose all the details, it's also nearly impossible to not get that purple fringing where the dark edges meet the light. If you go round the other side of the tree with the sun on your back you can usually avoid it. Not easy with birds I know, they often don't wait for you to find the right spot.

The Land Before Time
by roba

Comment:
Beautiful!

Woohoo!!
by mchalmers

Comment:
ROFLMAO I love your out of the box thinking!