Important Mission #329: Red Ball
by Lydia

Comment:
How adorable!! I just love all that hair flying away so we can see his (her?) eyes. Great action shot :-)

Wild Red-Tailed Hawk
by scottieham

Comment:
Beautiful detail! I'd be turning cartwheels if I got something this good of a wild hawk.

World of Wonder
by Lonni

Comment:
Perfect exposure to tell this story.

Solitude
by mpeters

Comment:
My eye went straight to the bird. Really interesting image!

RIP Tuff (1997-2010)
by artvet

Comment:
Oh, I'm so sorry :-( This is a sweet portrait of a well-loved old dog.

Into the Forrest
by larryb52

Comment:
Interestingly curvy path leading into the woods. Many of the trees look oddly blue on top, like a blue gradient filter was applied over the whole top of the image. Kinda' creepy effect.

Reaching For The Light
by h2

Comment:
Very nice light, indeed, and wonderfully detailed textures.

Conflict
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Uh-oh; not a good thing when these guys get in a fight. Astounding moment to capture; I'm awed.

Looks like serious noise reduction on the right (or DOF didn't quite catch all of the other eagle or something) but the drama is evident regardless of technicals. Only thing I might try and "fix" would be to burn the pupil and outline of the eagle on the right to see if I could bring out more detail there and re-color/burn where the sky looks to be bleeding into the wing. I am still much more impressed by this capture than a technically perfect portrait.

The Power Plant
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
Like a force field pulling in the clouds and shooting them back out in jets straight up.

Clyde
by basssman7

Comment:
Too cute! Those ears are a hoot :-) He looks like he's grimacing; modelling may not be his favorite thing to do LOL.

Oh, and I do like the DOF and harmonious background. A bit centered for my taste but a classic dog portrait pose.