Hoverfly
by GregoryB

Comment:
One of the best bug shots in the challenge. The water drop is a nice touch

Morning light
by Bebe

Comment:
Fantastic textures and tones

P1010168a.jpg
by scarbrd

Comment:
Exceptional!

Extreme trekking 2
by rinac

Comment:
Hey, my bum looks big in that shot - don't you know how to use photoshop?!?!?

femme
by rinac

Comment:
Congrats!

Mac's Gold, Rough on the Edge, Smooth Where it Matters!
by Bugzeye

Comment:
A nice shot of a nice drop ;)

femme
by rinac

Comment:
In what I'm calling the " rinac challenge" this is my pick for her shot. There are a few that have the same style but this has the feel and tones of her work. If I'm wrong then take it as a compliment :)

PS: not voting

Tui
by rinac

Comment:
Nice shot. I've been stalking Tui's in the trees off my deck for ages now but I've not yet managed to get a shot that I'm happy with, after all, you've got to be able to show their fantastic colours off. This shot manages to do this.

On the negative side, the feathers seem just a little soft, maybe it's the DOF or the shutter speed (neither of which you list). I'd also have cloned out that OOF branch in the front as it seems to interupt the nice line of the branch he (or she) is sitting on.

Looking at this more I see one of the problems I have with my Tui stalking. The main tree we have for them is a Kowhai and it seems to have many more branches than your tree, hence less "clean" shots of the Tui's. I'm not giving up though, even if I have to grab a chainsaw to "tidy" the tree a tad!

PS: I did have to laugh at NikonJeb's comment, he's must be a real nerd if he reads "nird books" ;)

Fire
by heida

Comment:
One of only two 10's I've given ... such a classy shot, not tacky, not a shot that relies on showing some skin ... it reminds me of dancing girls in the first half of the 1900's

in the magic garden
by cutout

Comment:
One of only two 10's I've given ... such an abstract interpretation but for some reason I love it!