Great Blue Lift-off
by GeneralE

Comment:
Nice placing of the Heron in the shot - but the huge lump of wood is just too distracting for me.

Unfortunately the eye naturally gets drawn to brighter areas of an image and you clearly want people looking at the bird and not the wood. One answer would have been to spot edit it and tone it down, so it is still there - just darker.

Trout
by lunachicken

Comment:
What an unusual shot - this has an almost abstract quality to it . .

Texas Armadillo
by yanko

Comment:
Now I like this a lot - I hope it doesn't get lost in the challenge . .

The B&W and the vignette work perfectly here.

Little Al
by Rasai

Comment:
He may be little - but he's got a mean look about him :- )

Pity you couldn't have got right down with him and taken him head on, he's a handsome little chap.

Brunch
by kawesttex

Comment:
Lovely shot and great timing.

this should do well :- )

Swan On Ford Lake
by babygvc

Comment:
The water droplets are a nice touch here, as is the catchlight in the eye . .

Join the Crowd
by eaglebeck

Comment:
Aaargh !! it's Barney the One Legged Seagull !!

I wondered where he had hopped off to . .

:- )

Flamingo Preens
by sfalice

Comment:
There is a wonderful gracefulness and delicacy about this . . it is almost balletic in pose.

Stirring It Up
by EssAreDubya

Comment:
Brown duck, brown reflections and even a brown leaf floating by . . looks like Autumn is here :- )

Now if they had run a 'Brown' challenge . .

Deer Flowers.
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Lovely looking Deer in a nice natural looking setting.