Mrs. Cardinal
by patio127

Comment:
Sharp and beautiful. Love the little snowflakes, and I also sort of like the little twigs crossing the bird in this. It gives it a dose of reality.

Another Robin
by SaraR

Comment:
It's interesting that the perspective in this shot makes the bird look like it is broadside to us, and very short, with no tail LOL. Everyone is having fun with this shot. Technicals are excellent, and light is perfect.

Pine Grosbeak
by stargazer05766

Comment:
This is a superb shot of this little bird. It's interesting to me that the shape of the shadow of the little twig on the bird looks almost like a pinstripe.
I have never seen one of these in the wild. They do not come this far south.

Botaurus stellaris
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
This bird looks similar in physical build to the night herons that are here in Florida. You had excellent light for this, and the sharpness is very good for a flight shot. It's a good image.

Roe deers on the bush
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
This is very nice, partly because of the even green background and foreground. They were very aware that you were there. I see that you shot this at 500mm. That makes the depth of field very evident in the grass around the deer, which is nice too.

Pine Siskin
by patio127

Comment:
Sweet shot! I bet that you smiled when this one popped up on the screen. It's all just right.

Enduring Spirit
by MaryO

Comment:
You did good to keep detail in both the light and dark feathers in this shot. The dodging and burning helped in with that too. That's a natural looking setting that they have made for them. Thanks for sharing the story about the museum.

Into the Wild
by ShutterPug

Comment:
A little processing to bring up the detail in the trees would have improved the effect of this shot. It may be my monitor, but the mid-sections of the trees is near totally dark. I can make out the limbs but I have to work to see them. Maybe a different time of day would have made the difference, but then the mist may have shrouded the mountain.

Cascades
by Vonneypix

Comment:
Nice place! I feel that the pan crop may have hurt this one in the voting.

Jurassic Coast
by bobonacus

Comment:
I like the combination of textures in this shot. Nice stuff.