Descent
by Tarbini

Comment:
The blown out effect in the upper right doesn't work negatively here, in fact I like it. I get the feeling these are three competely different birds who don't want to have anything to do with each other, funny. Good - 8.

Welcome home!
by tp-fcp

Comment:
Great perspective, color and lighting. I especially like the effect of the clouds and the sunlight on the fuselage - 8.

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment:
Wow, perfectly frozen in the air, and so sharp. How many shots did you need to get this beauty? The background is nicely blurred through the shallow DOF, although it competes with your main subject a little. Also I would have left a little bit more space around the bird, especially at the front in the direction it is looking. The crop is a little on the tight side.

Flight of Frustration
by sns

Comment:
Don't know how you managed this one but the effect is very interesting. The table is kind of in an awkward position and is a little distracting. Maybe a different shooting position might have been more enhancing.

Flight of the Bumblebee (sorry, Rimsky-Korsokov)
by DiamondPete

Comment:
The composition is good, especially with the bee coming in from the upper-left. The bee is sharp and focused, but the dark background seems to be competing too much and is taking a lot of the glamour away from it. The flowers are blurred somewhat, which is a little on the distracting side as my eyes keep wanting to look down in the lower-right corner.

Human Butterfly
by sagestudio

Comment:
Good idea for the challenge. The colors are very vivid and don't compete with each other at all, in fact they work well against that crisp blue sky out the back.

On a Wing and a Prayer
by ellamay

Comment:
The dark background highlights your pigeon well. How did you get the background to be so dark and the pigeon so well lit?

Birds Nest Tavern
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
This reminds me of the film "The Birds". The motion blur on the wings intensifies this image in my opinion.

Early Morning
by EddyG

Comment:
Nice capture of a gull in full flight. I like the way the sun is gleaming off the front wings and the gull is looking directly towards the sun.

Fishing
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Good capture, I like the sepia tone you chose.