"One cannot look upon nature without being reminded of something peculiar and beautiful"
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Thanks for the compliment!! I'm quite flattered and I'm very delighted with the result you got. I know I hate it when people say this but it really is woefully underrated. I love the golden tones of the wings and the cacophony of flight you can almost hear from this photograph. Lovely photograph!

Froggy
by Kelli

Comment:
You and I must be on the same wavelength or something - seems I'm always taken with your shots in challenges. Composition is very good with the strong diagonal and the green bokeh in the background is perfect for this shot. Not quite a new PB but a new top row entry and a pleasing one to have there, too.

Hard Weather Compromise
by raish

Comment:
Also would have worked well for Fill the Frame. Glad to see this was a Team Suck member - I thought it was indeed a pretty interesting take on the challenge. Also pleasing to see that at least the commenters enjoyed the motion blur, too. I like the single red foot in the upper right.

Deer Here
by xianart

Comment:
Hmm... seemed quite obvious to me it was a deer track, and that assumption was confirmed by your title. So I'm not gettin' that folks didn't get what it was, but that's neither here nor there. I did suspect this might be yours - I think I'm beginning to recognize your processing, which, as always, is excellent.

You eatin' MY corn?
by snaffles

Comment:
Excellent title! Great timing on the capture, too - they really do look likes kids at the schoolyard about to get in a scuffle.

in my time of flying
by posthumous

Comment:
Quiet and understated. Would have been a nice entry for the Minimalism challenge except for all that editing stuff. Sky has a nice flow to it.

Crow Tree Hill
by jaysonmc

Comment:
I was stuck with the choice of crows or pigeons and couldn't get either to cooperate at all. I like the presentation here, but for me I think the clouds are a bit TOO gold. I do like the switch, but maybe not quite as strong. But for DPC, too much is usually better. Silhouetting the birds gave it a bit of an eerie, ominous feel which indeed matches the clouds.

Nap Time - Great Blue Heron
by JuliBoc

Comment:
There's a really cool thing I don't know if you noticed - the curl of the dark headfeather thingie is echoed by little blue dots of sky in the background. A good shot, and a different perspective on one of these guys.

Mating Plumage, Mating Rituals
by noraneko

Comment:
Excellent composition, great light, and just an all around very cool shot with personality.

It's all in the eye
by Brookied

Comment:
You were just a wee bit off on your predictions. This was one of my favorite shots in a very very good challenge.