locustlaying.jpg
by cynthiann

Comment:
So nicely done.

locustmating.jpg
by cynthiann

Comment:
Neat tandem. (Partners or duo portrait challenge?)

Going..Going...Gone!
by Prism

Comment:
Love the colours and framing. Subject a bit soft, but the sequence is cool - rather a coup to get that one in flight.

Held
by notesinstones

Comment:
Real beauty, real humanity, real people. The eyes. This must be a really fine photo because the face painting/ersatz tattoos take nothing away, and if they add something I am not aware of it - rather a mystery and a triumph.

CJ
by notesinstones

Comment:
Beauty. Nothing wasted here.

Ducking-with-Mom.jpg
by ivale28

Comment:
Great capture, detail and composition!

Day 4: Heron
by bobonacus

Comment:
Sigh. I have herons very close by but can never get close enough with my equipment for this kind of detail. Nice treat to see the eye and that curvy top feather(?) hanging down. Great lighting and DOF to render his body curves against the bg.

Day 5: Swan Lunch, Not Swan Lake!
by bobonacus

Comment:
Very nice horizontals and verticals. Placement of the 2 swans and the near and far segments/stripes of grass! Nice coordinating greens of trees and grass. (I think I would crop out tree on left and the foregrass up about an inch, just to make the most of the good compositional elements you already have).

"Where's your ball?"
by Bear_Music

Comment:
It almost works. Two problems IMHO: the background is slightly too contrasty/busy and the ball is either too subtle or not subtle enough for the idea to come across. And overall the colours are not DPC- pleasing. I like the idea and the dog. (Only because you asked).

Sunset Season
by JulietNN

Comment:
I like this for its minimalism. (You practice minimalism extremely well). What is minimal is the stuff on the horizon. Like your My Girl. So in my view the stuff at the bottom being so finely and minimally done can handle the almost outrageous drama of the sky. So, also like My Girl, this is a painting where the drama/essence is in the depiction.