The Elusive, Yet Photogenic, Vampiric Snow Owl of Cadavra
by milo655321

Comment:
not sure about the central composition with the eyes so high - they are sidelined, and the body is too soft to be a central ofcus point. I would have tried cropping to the rule of thirds if possible from the frame.

Peacock: King of Birds
by kevrobertson

Comment:
this has a strange quality about it - a bit like a video still, rather than a picture. Feels a bit low on detail, or interpolated. Sharp on beak, but not quite around trhe eye, etc.

Hey stop that boat - they took our fish!!!
by lastef

Comment:
horizon rather wonky!

where's mom?
by shadia

Comment:
bit small. could do with sharpening.

Extinct in the Wild
by flip89

Comment:
could do with sharpening. a bit back lit - flash may have helped.

Voyagers
by Bear_Music

Comment:
some haloing around birds. nice colours.

Naples
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Great image of Italian disregard for personal safety...!

This kind of shot is so hard to pull off - a zoom pan, if I am not mistaken, in order to deal with 3 degrees of motion. The focal strength of the image is most strongly on the headlight of the bike, then the girl's face, then the mother's face. The picture might have been slightly stronger if the girl's face were the strongest part of the focus (though obviously, this is a one-off shot, rather than something you could re-run and take multiple passes at!). In terms of framing, the bike is travelling to the LHS of the image and it would be good to see a bit more space (proportioanlly) on that side on the photo.

However, these are very minor points - pulled out only because you wanted constructive criticism. I like the image a lot!

LegalBeagle Canary Wharf
by Kavey

Comment:
Thanks Kavey - "crippled by photography". At least my pants weren't showing. Though my photo from that angle didn't really work!

heads!
by p2jvr

Comment:
Congratulations on the top 40 (nearly top 30) finish!

Kate
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Very nice image. Skin tones excellent. I like the abstraction.

My POV is drawn very slightly away from the hand by the slightly lighter patch just to the right of the hand: the skin and background appear to be close to matching (on my monitor), which is slightly distracting. There is the lightest of red marks (a thin line) half way between the hand and the waistline, which could be cloned out. These points are only of relevance because the image is minimalistic in nature, and any minor imperfection becomes more noticeable (though the small freckles and moles add to the picture).