The Flying Tiger
by hahn23

Comment:
I'm delighted to read that this was a natural capture (I know pretty much most of your shots are - but didn't know who the photog was until after results). Frankly, I'm a bit jealous. Would LOVE to be able to find, let alone get close enough, to capture a decent owl photo. It's on my bucket list.

Is this my good side?
by tjbel05

Comment:
57th?! Dang. I thought it was a very fun, and well titled, photo. :-) Maybe with a square crop this would have done better? FWIW, I gave it an 8.

Spring Training
by glad2badad

Comment:

Originally posted by giantmike: One thing to watch out for with wide angle lenses is distortion at the edges. IF you fixed the distortion of this in post processing, I bet it would look cleaner and nicer.

But you see, I LIKE the way it looks like this. It's like the trees are teammates and huddling toward each other. LOL

Actually, I don't really see much in the way of distortion. Where do you see it? If there's distortion, how could the trees in the background show vertical trunks (or nearly vertical anyway)?

The Gift of Life
by jjstudiosphiladelphia

Comment:
I have no doubt this is a lovely couple, but they're so far away I feel disappointed in not getting to know them better.

Impending Storm
by Ja-9

Comment:
Congrats Janine! Did you move, or are you just traveling a lot? This is NOT Florida! :-)

Snow
by vawendy

Comment:
Didn't vote (sorry) ... my observation at this point would be the softness. Looks like missed focus (attempted to get the head in focus but missed). I probably would have given this a 4. Hope that doesn't sound mean. Just being honest.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Sorry for the delayed response (does spending the day at the dentist office count?) :-)

First reaction when this image loaded was the perceived tilt. Technically I don't believe it is; it's that angled tree line and the use of what I'm assuming is a wide-angle lens (trees converging in the center). The stars visible in the area below the opening, beyond the foreground trees, look sharp - the ones in the open area are showing some movement. Hard not to I know ... just saying. I'd have hovered between a 5 or 6 on this and probably hit the 5 and moved on.

The Mechanic
by jomari

Comment:
Cropped version ... +1 :-D Actually, it would have been a plus 2 on the vote (gave a 7 ... would have been a 9 on the crop).

The Mechanic
by jomari

Comment:
I like this ... I would have REALLY liked it with some of the top cropped (say below the license plate). Otherwise, nicely done. Good luck in the challenge.

Isabella
by Neat

Comment:
I really like this. The only thing missing that would take it over the top is a catchlight in her eyes (i.e. fill flash pop).