Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment:
Boy, all that snow acted as a great natural reflector, to light up his breast feathers! Stunning capture, Ernie - congrats!

parallel recowlity
by skewsme

Comment:
Yay! This was you!!

Art Feeds Us...
by pawdrix

Comment:
To each his own - the fluttery bird *makes* the composition, for me. :) Square crop seems absolutely right for this composition, demands it even, which is more of a gut feeling - I couldn't tell you exactly why that is so. Again with this one, I find myself wishing for more contrast - you seem to have a lot of midtone range here and not so much highlights and shadows, which leaves the b/w treatment feeling a bit flat. Now this could very well be a matter of personal taste - I tend to favor strong contrasts in b/w images.

Three Mice
by pawdrix

Comment:
All that wall height is well-chosen - if the shot were framed closer in, you would lose the "mousehole" sense. The graffiti and road markings keeps our eye line rooted to the level of the "mice", so we can't miss them. As a point of personal preference, I might make it more contrasty overall to see what that does for the image.

C L A U D I A
by pawdrix

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I like this direct gaze/pose, but find the extreme tonal difference between both her forearms to be jarring - this coming from a non-expert: perhaps some fill flash for that area? I don't at all mind the background "clutter" - it makes the image seem more genuinely of the moment and not as set up.

I Want In NOW
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Heh, heh - now I understand the look she gave you. But there's also such infinite patience here, behind the demand.

The Lady of the House
by Melethia

Comment:
I love it - a toilet as a portrait seat! Those eyes are amazing, and I especially like the repetition of the heart shapes - fantastic shot!

Don't listen to those voters, my freaky pet. I still like you.
by meyers

Comment:
That shadow is a really nice bonus. I actually happened to look at another of your Woody shots in your portfolio a day or so before I saw this (holding a duck), and your name briefly crossed my mind. So count me as one who thought it was you and not Art. :)

Outside In
by noraneko

Comment:
This does have a lovely emotive quality to it - and I have to laugh after reading your photog comments - now I have an image of her hoisted in the air thinking, "what the...?" :)

Fresh Greens
by sherpet

Comment:
Nicely put together, as always, Shez! That is one humongous-looking pepper! ;)