I'm not looking.....
by agwright

Comment:
Nice capture with great background too!

Smile!
by DeniseBernadette

Comment:
Scary! This could have been entered in the fantasy challenge as well.

Got Mice?
by sheapod

Comment:
A little out of focus?

Ewwww What a stink!
by lyta

Comment:
This looks a little odd to say the least! Interesting.

Cutie
by AJFI

Comment:
I like the background, but the bird is a little to soft for my liking.

Balance
by arnit

Comment:
Lovely capture of a Redshank?? I like the focus and composition of the picture. It's a very photogenic rock he's standing on.

Construction or Destruction?
by mexico

Comment:
Thanks for the comments, always appreciated!

I was a little disappointed with the results from this challenge. I thought this picture covered the challenge very well, especially the artistic side as I can see an almost watercolour quality to the reflection. It was handheld at 1/40th second which did impact the general sharpness, I agree. Tripod was in the car too!

The construction element was not strong enough in some voters minds which I can accept, but looking through the entries, these voters must have given some very low scores for a lot of other entries as I thought there were a lot of pictures with less of a construction feel about them. Anyway, thanks for your time and I hope you did well in the challenge.

Red-throated Loon with lunch
by jakobs

Comment:
I smell a ribbon, I think. Lovely shot of a beautiful bird with great focus and stop motion. How did you get enough light to shoot this? My camera is grainy at high ISO and I assume you have quite a long lens to have captured this?

California Quail!
by Rentrenz

Comment:
Great focus and DOF. I also like the texture of the wood. It's a pity the second bird didn't turn and smile for the camera.

Predator in sight...
by hvellur

Comment:
Lovely dramatic shot. I like it.