Child of Nature
by LalliSig

Comment:
I love the black and white treament, composition but the stray hairs is really distracting especially on her right eye.

Offspring
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
I am not sure if you joined that recent challenge but this is what I call a great black and white portrait.

Morning Prayers
by rblanton

Comment:
Good bokeh, sharp lines and focus in the middle and soft on the outside petales. I like it.

Elegant Wildlife
by dmadden

Comment:
Clear, clean, sharp and fresh capture. The blue waters enhances the white color as well. The diagonal position of the beak is effective as it gives the viewer the mood that the bird is intently watching the waters for a catch. Great image.

North Sumatran - Silent Strike
by roba

Comment:
Great 2-side framing. Very good focus, lighting and color on the subject. Harsh light on the left is a little bit distracting but doesn't take the quality out of a great capture.

He Dreamt of Lions
by anthonytuck

Comment:
The focus on your foreground is way stronger than your subject that it overpowered it. I wonder if this will look better if you cropped it tighter and eliminating the big rock on the left portion of the photo. I wish to see that as your outtake once the challenge is done.

Good color but lighting is still on the strong side.
I hope my comments help.

Pride
by yanko

Comment:
When I started voting last night, this actually didn't show up at all. It's a good thing I reconsidered checking.

OH MY GOODNESS! This is one of the best capture of a deer that I have seen in my life. I hope to see this getting the BLUE RIBBON. Great texture on the deer, superb DOF but still managing to retain the details of the second deer on the right. Color treatment and lighting are also amazing. GREAT WORK!

Ole Blue Eyes
by Jean

Comment:
The cropping is a little it odd but this is the one that captured my attention the most as I don't know what kind of bird this is. :-)

11b: In the Dark
by escapetooz

Comment:
Yours and silverfoxx self-portraits are a joy to look at. Artistic, beautifully and tastefully done.

Summer Daze
by devoid

Comment:
Busy but great busy. I like how this is processed so that it looks like a realism painting.
Your horizon is a little bit tilted to the left though.
Overall, great entry. Much luck.