Krestyanka
by kiwiness

Comment:
Thanks for all your comments for this photo. It really didn't turn out the way I wanted though and I am surprised that it scored so well. I took this on holiday in Russia and processed it on my laptop which I had with me. When I saw it on my desktop once the voting had started it looked completely different. The sepia toning is too extreme, the contrast is too low and it is lighter than I wanted. I never realised there is so much difference between laptop and computer screens.

A few of you mentioned the angle of the bench, well it was sloped like that. Actually so was the fence and the house. This village is from 1703 and everything is on a lean in one or the other direction.

And yes she let me take her photo. Way out in the Urals where I went, people hardly ever see anyone else outside of their villages and were so happy to see us and have their photos taken.

Air Brakes On
by Freebie

Comment:
Good capture, you really got in close there, or were able to zoom in close. The composition is good, not too tightly cropped and you've left ample room in front of the gull. However the gull is a little on the blurry side, maybe from camera shake at the long zoom range perhaps.

Falling From Flight
by Shannon

Comment:
It's difficult to see if it is flying or not. The colors are good, blue and white are always a good combination. The feather does appear slightly on the blurry side however.

flight
by artgalaxy

Comment:
Birds in full flight with their wings fully spanned look so awesome. Good capture.

Flight CRZeroNiner Leaving Runway B, Over.
by LucidLotus

Comment:
Funny title, it kind of fits the image so well. It seems as if it is landing tho and not taking off.

Hold On
by BigMo

Comment:
Good perspective, certainly different.

On an Ocean Breeze
by magnetic9999

Comment:
Good capture. I wish the skies could have been a nice deep crispy blue, that would have looked amazing, but this is still good too. There is a slight magenta tinge in the top right hand corner.

Final Approach, Flaps Down
by GeneralE

Comment:
The graininess works well here, I like it. I'm not sure I like that shadow in the middle though, it's kind of distracting.

Fokker 50
by birgir

Comment:
Well this has just got to be Iceland right? Great capture! Did you have to climb up a mountain for this one? I like the way you nearly froze those propellers.

Above It All
by channeled

Comment:
I wish you had gotten your main subject to be larger or closer. The composition of your picture is good. The tree, the bird and the sky work well together. Just that the bird is so far away is a pity.