Master of All I Survey
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Cool subject and nice of him to pose for you.

Chickadee.jpg
by ivale28

Comment:
Great tryptych! These little guys flit around so fast, they are hard to catch. Nice job!

IMG_0058Gull.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Love the spray from the fountain and the position of the gull in this one. He looks like he could be waiting for his date to arrive.

wildthing4.jpg
by icu1965

Comment:
Cool shot of the snake's tongue. I know what you mean about the battle of the sunlight, especially with water reflections thrown in. I agree with MaryO that a closer crop in on the snake and less wood might be good to try.

wildthings3.jpg
by icu1965

Comment:
Looks like crows or grackles hangin' out. In this case, the wave direction does not indicate a straight horizon but the waterline at the front of the "log" or whatever that the bird is on could be used as the horizontal line. Using that as a guide, you can see that it is only slightly off horizontal (about .55 of a degree), if you really wanted to get nit picky. :)

You managed to capture some of the sun sparkle on the water, not an easy task. You might want to try a levels adjustment layer to enhance that a bit.

Poised
by Jedusi

Comment:
With photos like these, I say keep the birds coming! Terrific detail. Was this taken at the 400mm end of your zoom?

Florida Critter
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Awesome detail! Turtles are such interesting creatures to study...so much character to them.

Lady in Waiting
by MaryO

Comment:
Sometimes thos spur of the moment clicks just work, don't they. Nicely seen.

King of the Concrete Jungle
by fantomfoto

Comment:
The amber of the eyes is so intense in this light. Great capture!

Day 4: Heron
by bobonacus

Comment:
Love the colours and the way the angle of the light plays across his feathers.