Quarter Daisy
by izadoodle

Comment:
Nice detail. Wonder what a small boost in contrast might do for this?

Ór na hÉireann - (lit. "The Gold of Ireland")
by Falc

Comment:
Nice early/late day lighting. Interesting subject material to look at.

Speeding Swan
by sfmorris

Comment:
Nice action shot. The vignette seems opposite of what it should be and the darkening of the center makes this shot seems underexposed. Just my observations. Good luck.

IMG_2421_a.jpg
by MikeO

Comment:
I like this one much better than what you entered. The bg color accents the bird well, and the diagonal of the branch has a more natural flow for the viewer. This outtake may be a tad underexposed but only slightly and easily fixed with a minor PP adj or two. Add a small dose of sharpening...

...and he/she has a tail! :-D

Looking for Crumbs...
by mexico

Comment:
New lens, eh? ;-P Nice shot!

She
by robinssong

Comment:
I really like the composition of this shot, the way the bird is looking back into the image area. Well positioned in the framing, and the bg bokeh adds a nice touch. I know it's easy to armchair quarterback this, but if there had been just a small amount of fill light (flash set to -1 to -1.7) this shot would really stand out.

Just a couple of observations. :-)

Calling it a day.
by glad2badad

Comment:
Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments on this. Truly appreciated, as are the 3 favorites too!!! :-)

Soy
by SmilingGoat

Comment:
Wow. I must be getting way out of touch with the viewers/voters...I thought this was a very well done image, certainly deserving of a score higher than sub 5. I gave it an 8 - shows what I know, eh? :-D

One Lone Enlightened Face...
by 777STAN

Comment:
Ok, so maybe the exposure could have been brought up a little, but sub 5 score? I thought this was clever, and so it seems did the commenters overall. Hmmm.

I have, everybody has, they love it.
by SureShots

Comment:
Ok. Somebody PLEASE explain this one to me. I was hoping to get some details after the challenge finished as I am curious. No location, no cool story...

What is this place? Who are the people in the background? What does the title mean?

Thanks! :-D