Paraty
by Lelez

Comment:
Nice details and shapes here. This is what I have taken to thinking of as a semi-abstract, and I find I really like such detail shots.

Did he hear us?
by pickster

Comment:
Harsh overhead sun on this, but it's not exactly easy to get these to pose at a scheduled time.

The Beat on the Street
by fuzzyt

Comment:
I wonder if this will do better on the heels of the street photography challenge? I would normally call this a snapshot, but I am looking at it slightly differently now. Might possibly still benefit from some slight color and contrast adjustments. Maybe.

old and new
by JustinM

Comment:
Nice catch of some subtle mist.

New Day. New Hope. New Beginning.
by essay

Comment:
Nice, though the greenery on the left is a little too overprocessed and cartoonish looking for me.

Almighty Trunk
by riversong

Comment:
A nicely done shot of a common thing.

Table for One, Please
by bj0920

Comment:
There is an extreme lack of detail to this photo and I think most of it is due to the use of excessive JPEG compression. Your file size of only 13k indicates a highly compressed image and that is what is robbing a lot of the detail and sharpness from this image. I can see lots of compression artifacts around the high contrast edges of the wings. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (150k for this one)

There are also some dark shadows on the bird, which can be hard to avoid with a shot like this. Here's a very similar shot of my own.. (Not a challenge entry, though) My file size is 57K, which is still small, and I can just start to make out some artifacts around the edges, if I look for them. It took some careful adjustments to get what detail I did, backlit against the sky.

One more thing, is that for member challenges, you can use an image size of 720 pixels. Using less than the allowed max on one edge will probably cost some points.

I am voting a 3 on this, which is what I give the average snapshot, but I think with the right adjustments, this would get mostly votes of 4 and 5.

Architectural Reflections
by Citadel

Comment:
Clean, smooth and strong.

Deer Yoga at Sunset
by jazzdude

Comment:
That's an interesting position. Looks like it was scratching?

Mount Rainier in the Fall
by benolsen

Comment:
I expected to see a ring of stars circling this mountaintop! (The paramount logo)I can almost feel the cold, crisp air. Nice.