Making a connection
by Maverick

Comment:
Nice capture. The 'cage wire' makes a good unusual element here. Perhaps a rotate up on the left and recrop may have made this even better in my opinion, but does work well as is.

IMG_3793.jpg
by Rando D300

Comment:
Excellent capture. Make a good quote/motivational shot/poster. Not sure what type of bird this is, but looks like the same one in the other (3857), so much for that comment I made about the beak size.

Nature's Feather Duster
by love

Comment:
Looks like a good concept, what I can discern.. not sure if it is a 'glitch' or not, or if this is the 'space saver thing', but like to see this bigger. Maybe the intention to see these bigger is to click on the 'Print Available!' link (which I did) - not sure. After seeing it bigger (and still not 640 in the 'print view' - not sure on that), I think it works quite well. Perhaps for added effect re your title/concept, a softening/feathering on the upper edges of the petals, or some movement in the hand, or perhaps 'dusting something', may have given this a little extra to help with the illusion/concept, in my opinion. edit: nice to see it bigger - the 'space saver' confuses me a bit, I guess it's intended as a '2nd print version' of an already submitted shot.. not sure.. thank you for the update

Message edited by author 2006-01-08 19:41:05.

IMG_3857.jpg
by Rando D300

Comment:
Nice (and 'special') capture. As you said, you should have used ISO 100 instead of 800, but as you also said, you've learned a lesson the hard way now. I like the way the shadow of the beak is on the 'neck' of the bird. They look like peanuts in the hand - but 'it's' beak is quite small, perhaps that explains the somewhat perplexed look 'it' has. Better luck next time.

mesange61.jpg
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Another excellent capture in this 'feeding series'. Assuming 'mesange' is the name of the bird(?) - will check back later to see if you include it in your comments.

mesange71.jpg
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Excellent capture, especially assuming this is hand held. The looks on both their faces are great. Difficult to suggest the old 'sharper', 'more pop', with this being such a 'unique opportunity capture'.

ID_Please.jpg
by buzzrock

Comment:
Nice capture of the ... 'Downy Woodpecker'. Looks like 'it' is in seed heaven. Good ground level perspective. The DOF is good. Unsure on if the bird seems to 'pop' so well because of the darker background on the left (screen) of the bird, or whether it's due to the color/pattern/markings capture that is better on that side.

Purple flowers and a Guardrail
by Kivet

Comment:
Nice color combinations. Nice composition. Seemingly good contrast control. Maybe a fraction more 'space' at the top may have made this better in my opinion. Judging by the leaves, might be a type of lupin, if interested.

Marching Band Hat
by zillahlewis

Comment:
" I think it would make a decent picture if I could just hide that chin strap." - I think the chin strap is fairly minor. Perhaps this taken from a slightly different angle, a little more space around the hat, less grain and sharper would all have likely helped this in my opinion. I was trying to comment on your portfolio but even though you have these cameras listed: Nikon Coolpix 880, Canon EOS-300D Rebel, HP PhotoSmart 120 - all your shots are from a camera phone. Look forward to seeing you enter a Challenge.

Blue Ribbon for Swiss Cheese
by verg

Comment:
I really liked this concept, just felt that it hadn't reached its full potential. I see by your comments that you set this up for school, and didn't really like it. Sometimes 'setting something up' pays off, but then you need to be able to 'realize' the vision/idea that you had, both in your camera and possibly also with 'pp'. This particular shot, if it were 640 (height in this case, although I think 'wider' is needed here too), the 'Judge' sign on the rat not 'blown'/overexposed, the far left bowl included or excluded entirely and a little more attention paid to the cropping, would all have likely helped this shot a lot. All that said, 35th placing was pretty good.