Lioness
by heavyj

Comment:
Nice capture - beautiful clear eyes.

Twilight
by Ken

Comment:
Wonderful ethereal effect.

Very calming and gentle.

Waiting
by Prism

Comment:
Handsome looking chap - love his crest.

I wonder whether with a bit of spot editing you could recover his eye a bit more ?
they make such a difference to a picture.

Also, although the branches make very nice diagonals across the picture, they don't contribute that much (he is clearly the star) and as he is actually looking out of the shot I might have been tempted to try a squarer crop to throw the focus back onto him more and so increase his prominence in the closer crop. Just my view though :- )

p.s. Lovely blue sky.

Laura's Car
by dgtlclose

Comment:
Really strong powerful image - congrats on top 5 placing.

Love the colours and crop.

Mine, All MINE
by MaryO

Comment:
He's just won the chipmunk equivalent of the lottery !!

If you do this again maybe you ought to try draping a cloth over the table first and propping it up at the back so it gives you a ready made backdrop ?

Wild Strawberry Blossoms
by Prism

Comment:
Not just wild strawberries - but a little bug sitting on a leaf as well - he's probably forming a queue for when the berries are ready :- )

Nectar Nibbler
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Lovely colours and a heck of an approach to getting the shot :- )

wildthing4.jpg
by icu1965

Comment:
Well spotted Jess - I am always amazed at how snakes can swim - I've got arms and legs to help and I'm still rubbish at it :- )

wildthings3.jpg
by icu1965

Comment:
"Before anyone makes a comment to straighten this, it is straight. "

True enough I'm sure . . but the question isn't are they really genuinely straight . .

The question is do they look straight ?

I find I often have to slightly rotate pictures that I know were straight, so that they 'look' correct :- )

The birds seem to be having a good time out there though.

Yellow in Blue
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Very eyecatching shot.

Nice composition and use of complimentary colours.