The Queen
by Refocused

Comment:
dont know what this awesome pic is doing here in 9th place ...
just my personal opinion that it has a lot more going for it than a couple of the pics that beat it ..
it is a great black and white edit .. and i'm feeling that the bright sunlight might have given you a bit of a headache in the editing .. i could be wrong ..
love the details and her proud posture ..
its always a shame that we cage these amazing animals in zoos ... once again i could be wrong .
you could have taken a quick trip to africa and been face to face with nothing separating you but air .. ;)

A Beautiful Ending
by grahamgator

Comment:
this and the kestrel that got the yellow were my choices for first and second ..
both are wonderful .. altho so very different ..
this has so much going for it .. much of which its hard to express in words ..
congratulations on the ribbon .. its a stunning, beautiful and emotive shot .. :)

Message edited by author 2021-09-06 01:25:20.

Kestrel
by SaraR

Comment:
in my mind this is way better than my noisy minors at the birdbath ..
the action is fantastic .. and i do love those posts and the wonderful dof .. think i said all that during voting ..
anyway .. many congrats on the ribbon ... this really is awesome .. :)

a meeting at the birdbath
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by posthumous: the good news is that you did a great job choosing and compositing the birds. the bad news is that this is a standard editing challenge.

not sure if you're joking ..
this was one shot ..
I put the other photo in to show the birds at the bird bath as ppl thought they didn't look real .. :)

A Beautiful Ending
by grahamgator

Comment:
absolutely gorgeous ..!!!..
a stunning image ..
if I had my way it'd be blue for you ..
not voting yet .. :)

ps.. came back to say i've seen another blue worthy pic .. so good luck . !! . ;)

Kestrel
by SaraR

Comment:
blue for sure .. this is AWESOME .
a fantastic action shot .. and absolutely perfect depth of field and black and white edit ..
love this so much ..
not voting yet . :)

microphone
by mshonak

Comment:
oh so cool ..
this is my kinda image . loving the bokeh . thats really awesome ..
the rich colours are wonderful too ..
whats particularly excellent is that this .. by the title .. is a microphone ... and there you have created dancing bokeh that seems to just shout some sort of exuberance .. either visual or auditory .. works for me ... :)

topographic
by primabarbara

Comment:
what a strange image ..
at first it looked like rust on some metal .. then i looked closer and it looked like material .. as in a weaved cloth .
i'm loving the colours . the dof .. great entry for the challenge . :)

Alpaca Stare
by dtremain

Comment:
gotta love a close up face thats not only cute but furry and cuddly as well .. !! ..
love your composition for this .. and the shallow dof ..
this is wonderful .. i feel that alpaca has stepped out of the screen and is in my room .. almost .. :)

Elephant Hide
by Refocused

Comment:
i had been voting on this challenge not realizing it was archival .. then i came to this and checked to see if it was indeed archival .. because getting a photo of an elephant is not something ppl can usually do in a two week period ..
as my reality is lockdown going on for three months btw .. :(

this totally satisfies the challenge . and i love how the hide and the ear are so different in texture but still retain the same colour scheme .. and yes .. doh .. re the colour scheme .. lol .
the ear makes me think of a drone photo shot from high above some arid land ..
this is pretty damn cool .. :)
sorry for the 'french' .. ;)