The Heart of a Thoroughbred
by Judi

Comment:
Congrats Judi - excellent shot

IMG_2421_a.jpg
by MikeO

Comment:

Originally posted by robinssong: Oooo! I love her! She speaks to me because she is a plump little robin, just like me! :) Very nice photo! Beautiful in every way. Making it a favorite!

LoL - thanks ! (by the way she is a he ! :-)

_R_
by MikeO

Comment:
A big thank you for all your comments and an extra thank you to Sally for making it a favourite.

The tail bugged me also ! I had entered another shot of this robin but pulled it and put this one in place. This little chap was very happy for me to shot him , even flash did not put him off, however he did hop around a lot an move from tree to tree so it was quite difficult to get a clear shot of him. I will post some of the other shots later.

thanks again
Mike

The Serengeti
by bucket

Comment:
My favourite in this challenge, I just love this.

Zachery's (son) incision
by Sonifo

Comment:
Ouch ! Glad Zach is on the mend. Send him my very best wishes.

Mike

Practice Loudly
by handicapjoe

Comment:
Loved this ! B&W works here, colour would not, I knew this would not please the majority here but dont change the way you take pictures to please the masses.

- L -
by MikeO

Comment:

Originally posted by KarenNfld: I gave this a 5. I generally do not like portraits and it has to be something really special for me to vote higher. Wish his head did not fade into the background and the light on his arm seems too bright.

Yeh the sleve of his shirt was brighter than I wanted but I could not darken it anymore or I would have lost detail from his face and the rest of his shirt - sort of compromise.

Message edited by author 2008-01-08 17:25:09.

- L -
by MikeO

Comment:

Originally posted by rider: i gave this a 5 causeits a look i've seen too many times to want to see again---sorry

In photos or real life !! ?? Whilst I appreciate you taking the time to comment I am not certain what you mean. Not having a go at you just dont understand where your coming from on this.

Mike

- L -
by MikeO

Comment:

Originally posted by jmritz: Well I'm your lone 9. I just love this one.

Thanks John - much appreciated.

Avery overexposed and corrected during edit
by twade1

Comment:
I liked this shot, as you have probably noticed it will not please most of the people here - if it is not sharp and perfectly exposed you will get negative feedback. However there are a good number of people here who look at photos differently and appreciate the efforts of people like yourself.

Edit to add - dont apologise for your style of photography, shoot how you want to shoot and dont worry what others may say.

Message edited by author 2008-01-08 11:37:10.